CALIFORNIA SB 326 BALCONY LAW: CONSEQUENCES FOR HOAS AND HOMEOWNERS OVERVIEW In the wake of several high-profile balcony collapses, California’s Balcony Law—with mandatory inspections set to start in less than one year—has become hot topic with real estate lawyers,...
CALIFORNIA HOA QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR HOMEOWNERS Q: Our HOA used to have a problem with board members who had served 10, 15, or even 20 years on the board. About 5 years ago, after a few of those legacy board members moved or died off, we finally gathered enough...
CALIFORNIA HOA MANDATORY ANNUAL DISCLOSURES TO MEMBERS OVERVIEW The Davis-Stirling Act, a set of laws that governs California’s HOAs, requires HOAs to provide its members with a whole host of annual disclosures. These mandatory annual disclosures, which must...
CALIFORNIA HOA NEW LAWS 2024: KEY STATUTORY CHANGES HOMEOWNERS MUST KNOW OVERVIEW Each year, the number of California homeowners living in common interest developments communities governed by homeowners associations (HOAs) continues to grow. Since all common interest...
TOP 10 REASONS TO READ YOUR HOA’S CC&RS IN CALIFORNIA OVERVIEW When you purchase a home in a community governed by an HOA, you automatically agree to abide by the HOA’s covenants, conditions, and restrictions (the “CC&Rs”). The CC&Rs are a set of rules and...
CALIFORNIA HOA RESERVE STUDIES: WHAT HOMEOWNERS NEED TO KNOW OVERVIEW HOAs in California are largely governed by the Davis-Stirling Act, a series of statutes located in the Civil Code. In other words, all HOAs in California must abide by the Davis-Stirling Act, as...
