HOA Law Blog

News, editorial content and legal information of interest to California community associations and those that manage and service them.

Author: David C. Swedelson practices at Swedelson & Gottlieb, which has four offices in Southern California.

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Recent Posts from HOA Law Blog

Increasing Your Association’s Chance of Collecting Unpaid Assessments During the Economic Crisis
Our country and most of the rest of the world are in an economic recession, and we are all suffering the fallout from the most significant and severe economic crisis since the Great Depression. Major…
Homeowner Prevails in Water Intrusion Dispute; What Was the Board Thinking?
Community Associations Institute (CAI) has weighed in on the side of a Vail, Colorado condominium owner who won a costly and contentious, seven-year court battle with his association over who was responsible for resolving a…
CALIFORNIA SHAKEOUT – WHERE IS YOUR FAULT?
July’s 5.4-magnitude Chino Hills Earthquake was a jolting reminder that we all need to prepare for the “big one”. It is no secret that California is riddled with earthquake faults. Click here for a map…
EARTHQUAKE INSURANCE; ARE YOU COVERED?
http://timothycline.com/As part of an association’s preparation for an earthquake, inevitably there is the “issue” of earthquake insurance. In 1994, at the time of the Northridge quake, less than half of all associations had earthquake insurance.…
No, You Cannot Fine Owners For Not Voting; But How About A Gift If They Do?!
I, along with over 70% of other California citizens, have or will vote today (11/4/08). And then, not wanting to pass up a good deal, I went to my local Starbucks for my free cup…
DON'T FORGET TO VOTE ON NOVEMBER 4TH
As a reminder, Tuesday, November 4th is Election Day, and it is important that you exercise your right and duty as a citizen to vote. We are not voting on just who will be our…
Political Signs and Community Associations in California
Early voting is underway and, as expected, we have received calls complaining about political signs. You may be getting questions or comments about sign regulation in your communities, so we thought it would be a…
Swedelson & Gottlieb Publishes its 2008-2009 Annual Checklist
For those California community associations that have a calendar fiscal year, they are likely in the process of developing their 2009 budget. Pursuant to California Civil Code Section 1365, “[n]otwithstanding a contrary position in the…
We Hate to Say We Told You So But Associations Need to Budget for Bad Debt
For the last two years, we have been recommending that California community associations add a bad debt allowance in their budgets. Since about 2000, rising home prices and the level of equity in those homes…
Associations Must Act Timely and Decisively to Enforce Covenants
Associations Must Act Timely and Decisively to Enforce Covenants This summary of a recent Court of Appeals decision was published in the October 2008 edition of the Community Association Law Reporter published by Community Associations…