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Covers news, issues and legal developments related to California condos and homeowner associations.

Author: Beth A. Grimm is a lawyer in Pleasant Hill, Calif.

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Recent Posts from California Condo & HOA Law

  • Charging Assessments With No Backup - Can the HO Withhold Payment?

    I have written several blogs about what an HOA can do if a homeowner does not pay assessments on time. It's brutal. Most documents and the law allow HOAs with the document authority to resort…

  • LIMITING RENTALS IN CIDS - MORE ON THIS SUBJECT

    There are some lease limitation cases going on here in California and also in other states that I am watching. I am in the process of rewriting my article on my website called "Lease Limitatiton…

  • Requests of the Disabled

    Many HOA Boards are confronted with special requests of the disabled. Sometimes they are justified, sometimes not. Here are some requests that I found to be justified over the years: An owner who was deaf…

  • Renters - How Do You Manage Them?

    Here is a suggestion from a reader. "We're a small 10-unit complex and 3 of them are rentals. The renters are often annoying, loud, and are smokers. While the owner occupied units are quite, mellow,…

  • Renters - Minutes - Do the Two Go Together?

    Here is a question that has come up more than once: "Should the Board distribute minutes to renters?" One reader says: "Our current Board of Directors sees nothing wrong with sending out our minutes to…

  • DO BOARD MEMBERS HAVE TO PAY FOR COPIES OF RECORDS?

    A reader asks: "Is there a provision in the civil code that a 'Board Member' may have access to HOA records, invoices etc. as a 'board member'? The management company tells us that a homeowner…

  • DO DAY SLEEPERS HAVE RIGHTS?

    A reader recently asked me a simple question: "Do Condo-Owner's who work Night Shifts & sleep in the daytime have any right to peace & quiet?" The answer is yes, reasonable rights, which is what…

  • LEASE LIMITATION PROVISIONS - ARE THEY GOOD?

    I have done 3 other posts that touch on the subject of Lease Limitation provisions. Based on my research, and experience, I think it time to provide some simple explanations about what they mean. A…

  • What Elections Are Covered by the New California HOA Elections Law?

    Here is a question about elections that is pretty straightforward. "I have read and re-read the section on Election and Voting Procedures and can't find anything in the section that covers anything other than the…

  • Take It To The Judge - What Can He or She Do With An Assessment Request

    People often ask what the court can do if an HOA or Owner takes a dispute to court. Basically, a judge can make orders to do something or stop doing something, and can make an…



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