Yes, you read it right. AB1458/Ta voids the will of the homeowner electorate. How? It lets HOA boards lower the required quorum for a valid election AFTER owners have voted. Furthermore, the quorum reduction is done without any meaningful notice to owners. HOA boards need only give “general notice” – not personal notice to each owner –…
Has your California HOA sued you in small claims court – for late assessments, for example – and you don’t know how to respond or where to go for help? OR would you like to challenge the last HOA election in small claims but don’t know where to start? OR would you like to get money back from the HOA…
The Center has been getting questions about a lengthy article published a few days ago by Bloomberg News about aggressive foreclosures in Colorado by homeowner associations (HOAs.) Can they happen here? “Yes,” is the short answer, if you are one of the 14 million Californians living in the state’s 55,000 associations. BUT there are some big…
Lawmakers return to Sacramento tomorrow after their summer break. Three bills – bad for homeowners – will be voted on by state Senators. ONLY HOMEOWNERS CAN STOP THESE BILLS. Don’t know which Sacramento senator is VOTING FOR YOU? Go here to find out:https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/who-are-my-representatives Key in the address FROM WHICH YOU VOTE and your Sacramento Senator’s…
California law lets association (HOA) homeowners file in small claims court to enforce specific laws governing Many homeowners have successfully used small claims to enforce their legal rights. TWO RESOURCES that helped them were: (1) county law libraries and (2) county Self-Help Centers. Both resources are FREE. Again: using the library is free. Again: neither the librarian nor the…
HAVE YOU MADE THAT PHONE CALL YET? PLEASE PHONE SENATOR TOM UMBERG, CHAIRSENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE AND URGE HIM TOVOTE ‘NO! ON AB1458/TaTOMORROW TUESDAY JULY 11his phone is 916.651.4034 The association (HOA) industry has long campaigned to eliminate quorum, that pesky rule in governing documents and in the Nonprofit Corporations Code (7512) requiring that a minimum percentage…
Wanna hear a crazy idea? A Sacramento lawmaker wants HOA owners who bought their homes at full price to subsidize the assessments of owners who bought affordable units with government help. Yes, you read it right. AB572 would reduce the assessments on affordable homes and shift the balance owed onto owners who bought at full price….
We all remember John Oliver: he was the comedian sidekick of Jon Stewart on The Daily Show. Now he’s on HBO skewering American culture, politics, and – this week – homeowner associations. The video isn’t a quick skit like he used to do for Jon Stewart. Instead, for 25 minutes he takes aim at the unchecked…
It’s 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 special assessments ranging from $9000 to $49,000 per unit to finance “emergency” repairs when it’s not clear that an “emergency” even exists. Yorba Linda homeowners (Orange County) have until…
Yes – you read it right. AB1410 – to be voted on TODAY in Sacramento – contains a “Code of Conduct” that board directors will have to sign. It is a thinly-veiled attempt to shift legal liability for wrongdoing from the association itself and onto homeowners serving as directors and to cancel their insurance coverage…