Overview Under both federal and California fair housing laws, assistance animals include both service animals and emotional support animals. Neither are considered pets, and both carry broad legal protections inside HOA-governed communities. Boards cannot apply pet...
Overview In California HOAs, emotional support animals (sometimes referred to as ESAs) are not pets. Even though they are not trained service animals, the law classifies them as assistance animals that must be accommodated when basic requirements are met. This Fact...
Overview In the eyes of both federal and California law, service animals are not pets. Those laws apply to California HOAs, and in all California HOAs, service animals may only be viewed as assistive devices, like wheelchairs or canes. Consequently, HOA boards have...
UNDERSTANDING HOA RULES FOR SERVICE ANIMALS AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS IN CALIFORNIA OVERVIEW A lot of people who live in California HOAs have service animals or emotional support animals (ESAs). And while both federal and state law protect homeowners’ rights when...
Overview Even after a valid recall petition has been delivered, bad HOA boards will try to block the process. These “HOA boards from Hell” often rely on delay, technical objections, or outright manipulation to protect themselves from removal. Under the Davis-Stirling...
Overview Reserve studies are supposed to give homeowners an honest picture of whether their HOA has enough money saved for the future repairs and replacements of their HOA’s major common area assets (or components). Under the Davis-Stirling Act, HOAs must conduct...
