HOW TO CHALLENGE SELECTIVE ENFORCEMENT BY YOUR CALIFORNIA HOA OVERVIEW Selective enforcement is one of the most common and infuriating problems homeowners face in California HOAs. It happens when the board applies the rules unevenly, e.g., penalizing one homeowner...
CALIFORNIA HOA FORECAST 2026: THE 5 DISPUTES THAT WILL DOMINATE (AB 130, INSURANCE, SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, ADUS, RECALLS) OVERVIEW California HOAs are heading into 2026 with unresolved 2024–25 shifts colliding with rising homeowner expectations and limited board...
YOU CAN HOLD HOA BOARD MEMBERS PERSONALLY LIABLE IN SOME CASES OVERVIEW Few questions come up more often from frustrated homeowners than whether it’s possible to sue individual HOA board members in California. The short answer is that most of the time, California law...
HOA POLITICAL SIGNS IN CALIFORNIA: FREE SPEECH RIGHTS VS. HOA AUTHORITY OVERVIEW Few issues spark more conflict in HOA communities than signs and banners containing political and social expression. A Trump campaign sign, a Pride flag, or a Black Lives Matter poster...
AB 130 IN CALIFORNIA: EARLY PREDICTIONS OF HOA CHAOS ARE ALREADY COMING TRUE OVERVIEW When California lawmakers passed AB 130 earlier this year, they sold it as a way to rein in excessive HOA fines. By capping fines at $100 per violation, the Legislature claimed it...
READING CC&RS: A CALIFORNIA HOMEOWNER’S GUIDE OVERVIEW For California homeowners living in HOA-governed communities, the Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (commonly referred to as the CC&Rs) that govern their HOAs feel impenetrable. They are long, dense,...
