Overview Homeowners living in California HOAs often assume that if their HOA board is acting unfairly, abusively, selectively, retaliatorily, or even illegally, then the law will naturally protect them once the truth comes out. That assumption causes enormous damage....
Overview California HOA elections and board compositions frequently become legally defective because HOA boards and managers misunderstand what the Davis-Stirling Act means by the word “owner.” Many people assume that ownership is obvious. And sometimes it is. If...
UNDERSTANDING EASEMENTS IN CALIFORNIA: PROPERTY RIGHTS THAT CAN AFFECT THE USE OF YOUR HOME OVERVIEW An easement is a nonpossessory interest in the land of another that gives its holder the right to use that land for a specific purpose. That simple definition carries...
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...
HOA HELL | CALIFORNIA HOMEOWNERS’ DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO BEATING BAD HOAs OVERVIEW For far too many California homeowners, the idea of living in an HOA starts with promise and ends with frustration. What begins as an effort to preserve property values too often turns...
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...
