One of the greatest challenges HOAs periodically face is major reconstruction.Whether a new roof, balcony rehabilitation or other major repairs, the typical volunteer board and professional manager are not regularly involved in hiring for such work. Therefore, many potential pitfalls can contribute to extra costs or risks. Before sending the contract to legal counsel for
I’m excited to share the 600th column of “HOA Homefront,” which was inaugurated in March 2005. Except for a hiatus in 2010 and 2011, the column has been published continuously for 17 years and now appears in most of the major newspapers and digital news websites in Southern California.I thank former real estate editor Harold
Q: What are the HOA manager and board responsibilities for the homeowners’ portion of the board meeting? Presently, virtual sessions are done with requests via email. Our manager crafted defensive, aggressive responses and sent them before the meeting even happened. I think homeowners would have liked us to appear to listen. — D.V., San DiegoA:
Many laws are changing for California HOAs this year, and here is a recap of the most important changes.Longer deadline for petitioned membership meeting: If at least 5% of members petition for a special membership meeting, the meeting must now be held within 35 to 150 days after the HOA receives the petition. (Corporations Code
Q: Before our monthly board meetings, agendas are provided to each owner the week before the meeting. Occasionally the board schedules a special open meeting. We know that agenda notification for a special open meeting must be provided to the community four days before the meeting. What is “four days”? Does it need to be
Dear Kelly: Our condo roofs will need replacement soon and there are inadequate reserves. The board had a membership vote on two choices: Increase monthly dues for some years or have owners be responsible for their own roofs. Most of the owners voted for the option of “owner responsibility.” The board obviously is in favor
Q: I’m concerned about my board no longer publishing minutes of their open meetings. I’ve asked for minutes for six months now, and the board doesn’t even bother replying to my queries. Our CC&Rs do not specifically mandate the publication of meetings, but doesn’t state law take precedence over CC&Rs? I was president of our
Q: Our HOA is claiming that 2019’s SB 326 adds to the Davis-Stirling Act and requires homeowners to retrofit our balcony railings to current building code requirements. I don’t see anything in the bill that requires such retrofitting. Am I missing something? — R.M., San DiegoA: In 2019, Senate Bill 326 was passed and became
In recent years, Gov. Gavin Newsom and California’s Legislature have made increasing the state’s housing supply a high priority.This year saw several major bills signed into law, easing the creation of further housing density. Two bills, in particular, Senate Bills 9 and 10, aim to increase infill density by encouraging more residences on properties that
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