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Would You Like To Have a Homeowner Ombudsman in California?

Mr. Sharp | January 26, 2010

  CALIFORNIA HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION OMBUDSMANA Bandaid Fix on a Bleeding Carotid? January 28, 2005 By Ann Roth (View author info) Copyright Ann Roth    In a recent AHRC editorial it was written that the Community Association Institute desires to Gut the California Law Revision Commission proposal for a homeowner association OMBUDSMAN office. The OMBUDSMAN proposal [...]

Board has a duty to provide records

Mr. Sharp | January 17, 2010

The “Associations” column below is reprinted by permission of authors Stephen Glassman and Donie Vanitzian.                                                             Copyright S. Glassman and D.Vanitzian”.                                                                           (from January 10, 2010 L.A. Times)   “Board has a duty to provide records”                 STEPHEN GLASSMAN and DONIE VANITZIAN Question:  I sent my homeowners association board the following request: “According to Civil Code Section1365.2 [...]

Common Interest Developments and COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS CODES and REGULATIONS. ABC – Part 3

Mr. Sharp | January 16, 2010

 Note: The list below is courtesy of one of our readers CALIFORNIA BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE § 11500. Definitions § 11501. “Common Interest Development Manager” § 11502. “Certified Common Interest Development Manager” § 11502.5. Competency Examinations § 11503. Exception § 11504. Disclosures § 11505. Unfair Business Practice § 11506. Expiration CIVIL CODE § 43.99. Liability [...]

Common Interest Developments and COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS CODES and REGULATIONS. ABC – PART 2

Mr. Sharp | January 11, 2010

As promised in Part 1, we will speak here about Donie Vanitzian’s book “California Common Interest Developments – Homeowners Guide” and the “Condominium Bluebook”. I will briefly review and discuss these sources here. 1)       The book “CALIFORNIA COMMON INTEREST DEVELOPMENTS – Homeowners Guide” includes the following: Association Essentials Meetings Minutes Inspection of Public Records [...]