HOA Homefront: We can’t attend board meetings! Q: Outside the regularly scheduled board meeting, the directors are meeting to review and accept the treasurer’s…
HOA Homefront: Is your community issuing both… One of the many improvements made by the Legislature in 2012 to the Davis-Stirling Act was to group a variety of…
HOA Homefront: Can we still Zoom into our… Q: During the Covid shutdown, the board used Zoom to hold meetings. Now that we are able to have in-person board…
HOA Homefront: Presidents are board members not… If the HOA president’s role is misunderstood, the result can be very serious board dysfunction, as well as stress…
HOA Homefront: Reasonable community rules aren’t… One important board responsibility is to adopt and enforce community rules. Developers provide CC&Rs and bylaws…
HOA Homefront: Does your HOA have all 5 required… Operating rules are often called “house rules” or “rules and regulations” by homeowner associations in California.…
HOA Homefront: Rules on changing the rules Good community rules and regulations (called operating rules in Civil Code 4340) help set standards and encourage…
HOA Homefront: Can a board deny solar because of… Q: I live in a planned development, and was told we could not install solar because it would void our roof…
HOA Homefront: What happens when an election is… Q: We had an election where 3 people ran for 2 positions and the second and third place vote-getters tied. Without…
HOA Homefront: Are secret recordings and no… Q: What are the HOA manager and board responsibilities for the homeowners’ portion of the board meeting? Presently,…