Overview Many California homeowners who are unfortunate enough to live in bad HOAs eventually discover that their HOA boards have no problem enforcing rules against residents, but become extremely aggressive when residents begin criticizing them in return. Indeed,...
Overview Few issues generate more tension inside California HOAs than sober living homes. Homeowners often worry about increased traffic, smoking, noise, parking congestion, litter, vandalism, or criminal activity associated with residents recovering from drug or...
Overview Many California homeowners who operate small daycare businesses out of their homes receive threatening letters from their HOAs accusing them of violating restrictions against running a business from a residence. Those threats often include disciplinary...
Overview Most homeowners understand that their HOA operates under governing documents, but few realize these documents exist within a strict legal hierarchy that determines which provisions control when conflicts arise. This distinction matters because HOA boards...
Overview HOA boards in California increasingly turn to reserve funds to cover rising expenses, especially insurance premiums and short-term cash flow gaps. When that happens, homeowners often assume that such a decision requires their approval or a membership vote. It...
Overview HOA boards across California enforce rules every day, often with the expectation that homeowners must comply simply because the board adopted the rule. But an HOA’s enforcement of a rule, by itself, does not make a rule valid. In practice, a significant...
