MISAPPROPRIATION OF FUNDS BY CALIFORNIA HOAS OVERVIEW Managing an HOA’s finances is among the most important duties that HOA members (i.e., homeowners) entrust to their board of directors. Such management responsibilities include everything from collecting and...
CAN CALIFORNIA HOMEOWNERS DISBAND THEIR HOAS? OVERVIEW Every so often we hear from homeowners who want to know whether it’s possible to disband their homeowners association (“HOA”).* Often such an inquiry arises because the homeowners are unhappy...
CALIFORNIA HOMEOWNER AND CONTRACTOR DISPUTES OVERVIEW A dispute with a contractor can turn into a nightmare for a homeowner. In fact, most homeowners are familiar with the horror stories surrounding shoddy workmanship, project abandonment, and outright fraud...
CALIFORNIA HOA LAWS: A GUIDE FOR PROPERTY OWNERS GOOD HOA v. BAD HOA A good HOA plays an important role in maintaining your property values and ensuring your quiet enjoyment of your property. A bad HOA can decrease the value of your home, force you to needlessly waste...
CALIFORNIA NEIGHBOR TREE DISPUTES: YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS OVERVIEW It might surprise you to know that trees are among the most frequent causes of disputes between neighbors. Tree-related neighbor disputes take many forms, including, most commonly, disputes related to:...
CAN CALIFORNIA HOAS BAR UNVACCINATED MEMBERS FROM AMENITIES? Here’s a question a client of ours posed last week. Since I think it’s bound to come up a lot more once the weather warms up and COVID-19 restrictions are eased, I thought it might be worth while...
