Preventing HOA Fraud: Financial Controls Every Board Needs
How HOA embezzlement usually happens, the warning signs, a financial controls checklist for boards, and the California rules that apply.
How to Recall an HOA Board Member in California
How a California HOA recall works: the 5 percent petition, the board’s deadlines, the secret ballot, the vote needed and filling the seat.
HOA Records Requests: What Owners Can Inspect and When
Which HOA records owners can inspect, how to request them, what the association can charge or withhold, and California’s response deadlines.
HOA Special Assessments in California: Limits and Votes
California boards can levy special assessments up to 5 percent of budgeted gross expenses without a member vote. The limits and alternatives.
IDR and ADR: Resolving HOA Disputes Before Court
How California HOAs and owners resolve disputes before court: the hearing before a fine, internal dispute resolution (IDR) and ADR.
Rising HOA Insurance Costs in California and the FAIR Plan
Why California HOA master policy premiums rose, what the FAIR Plan covers for associations, and the steps a board can take at renewal.
SB 326 Balcony Inspections: What Condo Boards Must Do
What SB 326 (Civil Code 5551) requires of California condo associations: covered balconies, who may inspect, the report, deadlines and paying for repairs.
Paying for a Major HOA Repair: Reserves, Assessment or Loan?
A decision guide for boards comparing reserves, a special assessment and an HOA bank loan for a major repair, with the California rules.
How Much Can an HOA Raise Dues in California?
A California HOA board can raise dues up to 20 percent a year without a member vote if it sent the annual budget report. Here is how the limit works.
California HOA Annual Disclosure Calendar
A deadline-by-deadline calendar of what a California HOA must send owners each year, from the Annual Budget Report to reviews and filings.