They did it. The legislature passed one of the two foreclosure bills we warned you about previously. Senator Denise Ducheney’s (Democrat – San Diego) SB1682 did not move forward but Assemblyman Darrell Steinberg’s (Democrat – Sacramento) AB2598 passed the Senate although we are told that there was some confusion during…
Wondering where you can find sample annual meeting and secret ballot forms? Look no further. Click on the links below to find some handy reference. These forms are provided as reference only and do not constitute legal advice. Swedelson and Gottlieb makes no representations as to whether these forms are…
A Lake Forest condominium owner was injured when her neighbors’ 15-year-old son bumped the family car into a block wall that divided one unit from another. As reported in the Orange County Register, the injured owner had a friend who is an attorney with a well-known Orange County law firm.…
The Tampa Tribune newspaper reports (the headline reads: Condo Company Unwraps Plan For Clothing Optional Pool) that with home prices plummeting and sales stagnant, a Florida developer has come up with an interesting concept for condominiums; clothing optional! The condominium conversion has two pools. The developer, who currently owns more…
The Wall Street Journal recently reported on the effect the sub-prime crisis is having on many community associations. While the crisis is not a problem in some areas of the country, in California it is a affecting many associations budgets, as many boards did not anticipate or address the potential…
On July 1st, 2006, the way community associations have traditionally conducted annual meetings and/or taken votes will be history. This new law, set out in new Civil Code Section 1363.03, will affect how all homeowners associations in California will conduct most of their voting and elections, including the election of…
It comes up all the time. A resident wants to attend and participate at a board meeting or wants to serve on the board of directors. That resident may be a tenant or the significant other of an actual owner of that property, or perhaps the beneficiary of a trust…
To foreclose or not foreclose, that seems to be the question that many association board members and managers are asking themselves these days. There is no question that the sub-prime meltdown/crisis has increased the number of delinquent homeowners. Data Quick Information Services reports that in the first three months of…
Although the FCC regulations which allow a owner to install a satelite dish on their property has been the law for several years now, it is still widely misunderstood. The attached PDF story from the Ventura County Star shows just how misunderstood this law is. A owner at a condo…
Calaveras Enterprise – April 13, 2005 Copperopolis couple get their house back By Vanessa Turner Tom and Anita Radcliff got the deed to their house back and the Copper Cove couple is ready to get on with their lives. The Radcliffs get to keep their home and have received money…