Community Association Information

Asphalt is often the last priority on the list of things to maintain at community properties. However, it’s also one of the most expensive things to repair when forgotten about for too long. Several factors can impact how well the asphalt holds up on your property. Here are the five most common enemies to your […]

The 2021 legislative session was one of the most active legislative years impacting California community association law. Pressures of the California affordable housing crisis continue to seep into several laws to increase housing density availability and rental properties.  All in all, California’s community associations fared well with several pieces of legislation clarifying omissions and ambiguities

Insurance brokers are one of an HOA’s most important vendors, yet they are often ignored until claims arise. This mistake can be costly.Insurance is a contract in which the insurer accepts a fee (“premium”) and in return agrees to pay for certain incidents of damage (property insurance) or claims of liability (casualty insurance). Because insurance

In typical years the Legislature considers a handful of bills concerning HOAs, but 2021 is an unusually heavy year. There are at least 20 bills pending that reference or directly affect common interest developments. Many are technical, but a handful of bills propose to make significant changes (some good and some bad) to California associations.

Setting the agenda for a board meeting is an important parliamentary protocol as the agenda establishes what will be discussed at the upcoming meeting. Though an agenda is required by the California Civil Code, California law does not specify how to set the agenda, and association governing documents are often silent on the issue.  California’s Open

Kits, packets, letters – whatever you may call them, Welcome Mailings are the perfect opportunity to prove to new homeowners that they made the right choice moving to your neighborhood. But what exactly goes into a Welcome Mailing? We’ve outlined best practices and helpful ideas for HOAs that want to assemble a winning Welcome Mailing:

After 6 weeks of working to flatten the curve, Californians are eager, yet anxious, to resume some sense of their former routines. Although Governor Newsom gave no firm timeline for an end to the “Stay at Home” Order, he acknowledged that it is a matter of days and not weeks before California starts to reopen.