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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 includes ENFORCEMENT of violations of homeowner associations [...]

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 board members (not the [...]

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 Of Independent Quality Review Provider
§ 51. Unruh Civil Rights Act
§ 51.1. [...]

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
Arbitration and Dispute Resolution
Time-Shares and Mobile homes
Representation
Investigation
Voting [...]