It’s already happening up and down California from Orange County to San Joaquin. HOA boards are demanding – under threat of foreclosure by the HOA – that owners pay emergency assessments ranging from $4800 to $49,000 per unit to finance repairs when, in some cases, it’s not clear that the HOA has a legal duty to pay…
Yes, your State Senator and State Assembly Member are getting ready to vote ON YOUR BEHALF in Sacramento — as soon as tomorrow. Homeowners need to PHONE THEIR REPRESENTATIVES IN SACRAMENTO to urge them to VOTE NO on two bills that void homeowner voting rights and take yet more money out of their wallets. Both bills are…
Homeowners need to PHONE their State Senator and State Assembly Member in SACRAMENTO to stop two bills that void homeowner voting rights and take yet more money out of their wallets. Both bills are up for a FLOOR VOTE NOW! SB900 is the bill requiring homeowners to MAINTAIN AND REPAIR ALL UTILITY LINES COMING INTO…
Due to administrative errors, some of the links on the CCHAL website explaining how to file a complaint with the Attorney General’s office were misplaced. The links to the AG’s complaint process are now fixed. PLEASE NOTE that the Attorney General has jurisdiction over certain kinds of association complaints that violate specific sections of the…
Posted on the CCHAL website today are instructions for filing a complaint about a homeowner association issue with the California Attorney General’s office. PLEASE NOTE that the Attorney General has jurisdiction over certain kinds of complaints that violate specific sections of the Corporations Code. Those sections are listed here: https://calhomelaw.org/resolving-disputes/filing-complaints/filing-complaints-part-ii/filing-complaints-with-the-attorney-general/ To file a complaint,…
AB2159 will be voted on TUESDAY July 2nd 8 A.M. IN SACRAMENTO – Join us! TAKE ACTION! Please phone – don’t email – at least two members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, who will vote TUESDAY AT 8 A.M. on AB2150/Maienschein. CALL TODAY SUNDAY OR TOMORROW FIRST THING. Introduce yourself as an owner whose VOTING RIGHTS are impacted…
SB900 was voted off the Senate floor Monday, a day after a gas explosion in West Sacramento displaced 34 residents and blew up their apartment homes. Some residents were hospitalized. Here’s the news story and photos showing the damage: https://www.kcra.com/article/west-sacramento-apartment-complex-explosion/60837178 What’s the connection between the legislation and Sunday’s explosion? SB900/Umberg will make homeowners living in California’s 55,000 associations responsible for maintaining…
Please get out your phone and CALL your Assembly Member and Senator in SACRAMENTO – right now — to stop two bills that injure the voting rights and the wallets of homeowners. AB2159 is on the Assembly floor for a VOTE and SB900 is on the Senate floor for a VOTE. Can’t remember who your Assembly Member and Senator are in Sacramento? …
Thinking of recalling your board or challenging the last election in small claims court? You won’t be able to do either one if AB2159 becomes law. This bill is ON THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR FOR A VOTE RIGHT NOW BY ALL 80 MEMBERS – please TAKE ACTION and phone your Assembly Member to stop it! AB2159 is the bill that lets California associations use…
Because not only are you putting your vote at risk, but also your identity, says a computer scientist from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. His article is posted on the CCHAL website here. https://calhomelaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/If_I_can_bank_online-why-cant-I-vote-online.pdf (Plus he points out that shopping isn’t that secure either, as multipls hackings of credit card processing centers and banks themselves prove.) David…