Overview The Business Judgment Rule (sometimes referred to as the “BJR”) is one of the most frequently cited legal doctrines in California HOAs, and one of the most commonly misunderstood. HOA boards frequently invoke the BJR as a blanket defense whenever homeowners...
Overview In many California HOAs, the most serious problems homeowners face do not come from hostile neighbors or rogue boards. They come from HOA managers who quietly, but perniciously, overstep their role inside weak or disengaged HOAs. When weak HOA boards fail to...
Overview When crimes occur in HOA-governed communities, homeowners are often told that the HOA has no responsibility for crime or safety. That statement is wrong. While California HOAs are not required to act as private police forces or guarantee that crime will never...
HOA RESPONSIBILITIES FOR CRIME AND SAFETY IN CALIFORNIA COMMUNITIES OVERVIEW When crimes occur in HOA-governed communities, they create fear, frustration, and confusion, especially when homeowners are told that their HOAs have “no responsibility” for what happens in...
Overview Few financial events hit California homeowners harder than a special assessment from their HOA. These assessments can cost YOU tens of thousands of dollars, often arrive with tight payment deadlines creating immediate financial pressure, and apply even when...
Overview California homeowners frequently ask whether their HOA can prevent them from renting out their home, their ADU, or both. And before just a few years ago, the answer to that question was yes. But amendments to the Davis-Stirling Act changed that, and now the...
