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Election-Year Etiquette: Tips for Keeping Board Meetings Civil
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The Balcony Bill SB 326
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ADUs: Strategic Solution to California’s Housing Shortage
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Thinking of Putting “Boots” on Cars in Your Community? Think Again!
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New Lender Requirements by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Require Current Reserve Studies To Provide For Sufficient Funding.
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The 28-day membership comment period is not required for all proposed rule changes.
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The Required Steps Associations Must Take for a Successful Election by Acclamation
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Blazing Speed and Blazing Fires: E-bike Fires and Policy Considerations
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TENANT BACKGROUND CHECKS AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT ACT
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Fostering Harmony and Welcome: Creating an Inviting Atmosphere in Community Associations
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Hard Surface Flooring Considerations To Allow or Not to Allow, That is the Question
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ADUs…are The Winners!
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NEW LAWS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2023 and OTHER RECENT CHANGES IN THE LAW IMPACTING COMMUNITY/HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS
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Mastering the Understanding of the A to Z of Petitions MEMBER PETITION Process
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THIEVES BEWARE! A Surveillance Camera Policy Checklist for Boards of Directors
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Preparing for the Inevitable: Raising Assessments and How to Do It
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New Election Laws
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Creating Committees
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Your Association Received a Preliminary Lien Notice. Now What?
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NEW AND HELPFUL FEDERAL RESOURCES REGARDING ASSOCIATION WORKPLACE SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY FROM THE EEOC
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Did You Know? SB 432 Corrects Problems with Recall Elections Created by SB 323
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California HOAs/Community Associations Have Been Hit With Massive Increases in Premiums and Outright Cancellation// Call to Action
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AB 1584: No Time to Comply California Extends Compliance Deadlines For Leasing Requirements and Confirms Reasonable Restrictions Are Allowed for Accessory Dwelling Units
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SwedelsonGottlieb Publishes Its 2021 – 2022 Disclosure And Notice Checklist
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AB-38, FIRE PREVENTION, AND NEW ESCROW DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
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Sandra L. Gottlieb featured author in CACM Law Journal
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Banner Banners on the Condo Board-If You Want To Fly the American Flag at Your Home, It May Depend On Where You Live//Civil Code § 4705 – Display of United States Flag
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Use of Association Mailing Lists
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SwedelsonGottlieb’s David Swedelson Was a Featured Guest on the HOA Show Podcast
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SwedelsonGottlieb’s COVID-19 Community Association Guidebook on Reopening Amenities
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Update on Voting by Acclamation
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Recent Changes to the Fair Housing Act Aim to Further Civil Rights in Housing & Employment
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SwedelsonGottlieb’s Community Association Attorneys Were Featured Guests on The HOA Show Podcast
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Voter and Candidate Suppression; It May (Also) Be An HOA Issue and the Reasons Behind 2019’s SB 323
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HOA Board Meetings On Zoom — The Mute Button // If The President Can Be Muted, You Can Mute Your Owners — If Appropriate //California Civil Code §4090(b), §4925 and §4955
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AB 3182 Creates a New Law that Restricts Community Associations’ Enforcement of Some Rental Restrictions
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SwedelsonGottlieb’s Sandra Gottlieb, Esq., CCAL Featured on The HOA Show Podcast
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THE LAST ROUNDUP? Civil Code §4777(b) Mandates Strict Notice Requirements for Use of Pesticides/Herbicides
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Miami Condo Association Tells 86 Year Old Owner to Take Down His Black Lives Matter Signs; In California We Have Civil Code § 4710
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SwedelsonGottlieb’s List of all 58 Counties Current (as of 5-27-20) Orders Regarding Re-Opening Pools and Tennis Courts
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LA County Orders that Pools May Reopen as of May 26, 2020—But this Does Not Mean that an HOA Can Just Open the Gate to the Pool
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COVID-19 & Amenities – Q & A Webinar with Expert Panelists
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Moratorium on Foreclosure Actions? SwedelsonGottlieb Does Not Completely Agree
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Federal Government Does Not CARES: No PPP and Little Stimulus to Help HOAs During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Coronavirus & Community Associations Webinar Featuring A Panel Including Sandra Gottlieb
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Is Force Majeure In Your Association’s Future? By the Community Association Attorneys at SwedelsonGottlieb
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COVID-19 and the Payment of Assessments By David Swedelson, Community Association attorney at SwedelsonGottlieb
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We May Be at Home Waiting Out the COVID-19 Pandemic, But Community Association Boards Still Have Work to Do – By the Community Association Attorneys at SwedelsonGottlieb
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COVID-19 and Community Association Duties and Responsibilities – A Guidebook for California Community Associations Updated as of March 27, 2020 – By the Community Association Attorneys at SwedelsonGottlieb
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Coronavirus and Community Association Duties and Responsibilities; A Guidebook from the Community Association Attorneys at SwedelsonGottlieb
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Proposed Senate Bill (SB) 323 (Wieckowski) Eliminates Qualifications For Serving On The Board and Changes The Law On California Community Association Elections; It Is Not the Right Solution
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FHA Releases New Guidelines For Condominium Project Approval
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AB 2912 Fraud and Embezzlement//Fidelity Bonds & Financial Review
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California Legislature Fixes the Law on Member Notice & Notice of Rule Changes-Amends Civil Code §4040 and Civil Code §4360
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New Case Holds that Post-Petition HOA/Condo Assessments That Become Due After A Homeowner Has Filed For Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Are Also Dischargeable – Ouch!
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SB1265 – A Dumb Idea for a Bad Law
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Newly Enacted Civil Code Section 4515 Seeks to Protect Political Speech and Peaceful Assembly at California Community Associations
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What Your California Condominium Association Needs to Know About the New Solar Bill – AB 634! And Yes, Owners May Be Able to Install Their Solar Energy System On The Common Area Roof
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Foreclosure Strategies For California Community Associations
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New Year, New Laws for California Community Associations/CIDs-2018
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2017 – 2018 DISCLOSURE AND NOTICE CHECKLIST For California Community Associations
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Amended Civil Code Section 4775 Clarifies Responsibility for Exclusive Use Common Area — Has Your Association Adjusted to The Changes?
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SwedelsonGottlieb Urges Governor Brown to VETO AB 634
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HOA Liability for Discriminatory Harassment: A Primer
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Harbor Gate HOA Receives CAI-GLAC Excellence in Community Leadership
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Do California HOA/Condo Homeowners Have The Right To Post Political Signs On Their Property Or In Their Windows?
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Clotheslines and California HOAs: Not In The Front Yard Please Update to Civil Code § 4750 (Clotheslines & Energy Conservation)
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Minimum Wage Increase Will Have An Impact On California Community Associations
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New Law Requires That California Community Associations/HOAs Request That Members Provide Their Contact Information — New Civil Code § 4041
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Update To Fair Housing Act Requires Community Associations to Act on Discriminatory Conduct and Harrassment
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Your California Condo or Coop Community Association Could Likely Benefit From An Umbrella Policy
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Has The Pokemon GO Craze Impacted Your California HOA?
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Zika Virus and Your Community Association
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New Mold Law — SB 655/ California Health and Safety Code Sections 17920 and 17920.3 Effects California Community Associations
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President Obama Signs Legislation Modernizing FHA Condominium Approvals
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Condo Associations Can Regulate Nuisance Hard Surface Flooring (Even If the Owner Has Allergies); Ryland Mews v. Munoz
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Civil Code §5300: Amended/New FHA/VA Disclosures Required After July 1, 2016
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Is Your Los Angeles Condo Association on the List Requiring Retrofitting of Wood-Frame Buildings to Better Withstand a Major Earthquake?
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Oppose California Assembly Bill 1720 Which Would Allow HOA/Condo Members the Right to Bring Their Attorney to an Association Board Meeting
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Catch the Second Episode of The HOA Show with Sandra Gottlieb!
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California HOAs Are Not Liable For Damages Caused by a Minor, Trivial, or Insignificant Defect in the Common Area
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CAI Government Affairs Announces That Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae Release Uniform Condominium Questionnaire For Condominium Unit Loans
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Oppose AB1720-HOA Members Should Not Be Able To Have Their Attorney Attend Community Association Board Meetings
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California HOA/Condo Owners Do Not Have The Right To Have Their Attorney Attend The Association’s Board Meetings — SB Liberty, LLC, v. Isla Verde Association, Inc.
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Is Sunday’s Super Bowl Game Impacting Employee Performance At Your HOA/Condo Association?
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Good News For California Condo Associations; U.S. House Votes to Improve FHA Approval Process
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View Law in Laguna Beach Provides Some Good Ideas For California HOAs
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HAM Radio Legislation Passes the Senate Committee
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Culver City Smoking Ordinance Impacts Condos; Upcoming Deadline & Questions of Enforcement
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Aretha Franklin Sings The Blues Over Lawsuit Filed To Collect Her Unpaid HOA Assessments
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California HOAs Cannot Restrict An Owner From Flying The American Flag
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Governor Brown Signs New Law Prohibiting Restrictions On Clotheslines
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It’s 2015 – How Are You Communicating in Your Community?
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Governor Brown signs AB 349 Prohibiting HOA Prohibitions on Artificial Turf
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New Florida Law Regarding Fining and Suspending Use Rights Tells Us That They Do It Differently
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New FHA/VA Disclosures Required in California Condo Annual Budget Reports
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Good Fences and Bad Neighbors Impacting Your Homeowners Association
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New Requirements for Pools at Your Common Interest Development
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Turn That Thing Off! Why You Should Not Allow Recording of Association Meetings
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Senior Partner Sandra Gottlieb Will Present at Three CAI Events this August Throughout Southern California!
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Compton Fire Department Ordered To Remove Defibrillators From Trucks, Ambulances And This Is Why Your Association Should Reconsider Maintaining A Defibrillator
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Warrantless Drug-Sniffing Dogs Can Enter Condominium Common Area — In North Dakota
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HOA Approval Requirements For Solar Systems Have Changed; Is Your California Homeowners Association Complying With The New Law?
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SwedelsonGottlieb Assists HOA’s Successful Effort To Make Individual Buildings Become Smoke-Free
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The Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act Is Celebrating Its 30-Year Anniversary: Let’s Celebrate
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CAI Renews Its Call To Action Regarding HAM Radio Broadcasting at Homeowner Associations//Oppose Federal HAM Radio Special Interest Demands to Pre-empt Community Associations’ Guidelines
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How Many Cats Does Your HOA/Condo Allow Each Owner To Maintain In Their Unit or Home? Be Prepared For A Change In City Law
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SwedelsonGottlieb Associate Cyrus Koochek Receives CAI-OC’s Rising Star Award
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Welcoming Our New Attorney – Brian Moreno Joins SwedelsonGottlieb
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HOA Tells Owners They Cannot Park Their Pickup Truck in Their Own Driveway – Seriously?
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Summary of New Legislation Effective January 1, 2015
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New Law (Effective January 1, 2017) Clarifies Responsibility for Maintenance and Repair of Exclusive Use Common Area
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Legislature Says Homeowners Can Bring Their Attorney to Internal Dispute Resolution (IDR) Meetings (and we all thought that IDR was supposed to be an informal process)
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New Law Impacting the Installation of Solar Energy Systems Effective January 1, 2015 – Is Your Community Association Prepared?
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Condo/HOA Transfer Document Disclosure Fees: Changes You Need to Know
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California Community Associations Cannot Deny or Reject an Architectural Application Merely Because the Owner Failed to Obtain Prior Approval
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Senior Partner Sandra Gottlieb Nominated for CAI-GLAC’s Award for Excellence in Education
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How Much Can a Community Association Management Company Charge for Escrow Transfer Disclosure Documents? Whatever the Competitive Forces of the Market Will Allow
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Updated Disclosure Checklist for 2014-2015
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San Francisco’s “Airbnb Law” Does NOT Control Over A Condo/HOA Association’s Governing Documents
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Does your condominium, cooperative or HOA board know if and when it is appropriate to grant a hardship exemption, a variance from the restrictions in the CC&Rs?
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Successfully Maneuvering Through Post Foreclosure Evictions and Rentals
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Does Your Condo/HOA Board Undertake “Due Diligence”?
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Nevada Supreme Court Rules that Super Priority Lien Extinguishes First Deed of Trust; Too Bad California Does NOT Have Super Liens
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Say No to the Amateur Radio Parity Act at Condominium and Homeowner Associations; Support CAI’s Call To Action
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LA City Council Adopts System of Fines For Minor “Quality of Life” Crimes; Too Bad Your Condo/HOA Cannot Follow The Same Procedure
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Oppose AB 1738 So We HOA Lawyers Don’t Make More Money; IDR Should Be An Informal Dispute Resolution Process
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40 Foot Hedge View Obstruction Dispute Between Condo Owner and Neighboring Property Owner Going to Trial
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Homeowner Apathy, Quorum and Prizes to Get Owners to Vote
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Another California City to Ban Smoking in Condominiums – What is Your Association Waiting For?
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Community Associations, Like the City of Los Angeles, Face Difficult Questions: Who Pays To Fix Broken Sidewalks And Other Common Area Components?
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Noisy Nuisance or Mass Movement? Public Dancing Disturbs Quiet Enjoyment in China’s Condos
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Many HOA Owners Could Learn From Robin Williams and the No Asshole Rule
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Governor Signs AB 2430 Into Law; Amends Civil Code Sections 4828 and 4530; Changes Seek to Clarify Community Association Transfer Disclosure Obligations
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L.A. Street Repair Agency Riddled With Problems; Owners at Community Associations Would Never Tolerate Such Mismanagement
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California Legislature Says it’s OK if the Owner’s Lawn is Brown; Governor Brown Signs AB 2100 Into Law and it Takes Effect Immediately
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Are Your HOA’s Residents Playing by the Rules? David Swedelson Will Be Speaking On Rule Enforcement on July 30, 2014
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Want To Preserve The Right To Restrict The Installation of Radio Antennas At Your HOA? Oppose U.S. House of Representatives Bill 4969
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Join SwedelsonGottlieb at the Relay for Life
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“Spot” Amendments to Association Governing Documents
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Enforcing Your Governing Documents? Have You Considered What Defenses the Offending Owners May Assert?
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What’s the Deal with Bedbugs? Is Your Condo Association Infested?
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Be Careful When Your HOA Tows Vehicles; Towing Can Have Deadly Results!
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Please Act Today to Support AB 1360 and Electronic Voting
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Is Your Community Association Filing The Proper Tax Return?
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Governor Issues an Executive Order Concerning California’s Drought Conditions That Specifically Impacts Homeowners Associations
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Texas HOA Demolishes Home For Failure To Maintain; Self Help Is Not Always A Good Idea
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SwedelsonGottlieb Attorney Joan Lewis-Heard Named Top 100 Lawyer and More
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The Impacts of California’s 2020 Water Law on Community Associations
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SwedelsonGottlieb and ALS Awarded 1st Place Exhibitor Booth at CACM
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Happy Valentine’s Day – Need a Contract?
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Thomas the Tank Engine has a Useful Song for Homeowners About Rules & Regulations
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Justin Bieber Violates HOA Rules, Pisses Off His Neighbors, and Some Threaten to Stop Paying Assessments — What is the Association To Do?
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Homeowners Cannot Withhold or Offset Assessments When They Have a Dispute With Their Condo or HOA
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What Happened To Your Condo Association’s Disabled Parking Space(s)? Court Finds In Favor of a Tenant Where HOA Had No Designated Disabled Parking Spaces And Refused To Designate a Space
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The New Commercial and Industrial Common Interest Development Act
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California Community Associations are Increasingly a Target for Wage & Hour Lawsuits
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Is Your Community Association Complying With the Law Relating to Minimum Wage and Heat Illness Periods?
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A Fine Change in the Law That all Boards Must Acknowledge
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New Davis-Stirling Act Reemphasizes Common Area Reimbursement Assessments
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Temporary Relocation: New Davis-Stirling Act Makes It Clear That Owners Pay Their Own Expenses
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Happy New Year – Are You Ready For The New Davis–Stirling Act?
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Hawaii Couple To Receive $1.2M Condo Settlement In Lawsuit Against The Board For Retaliation
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The New American Dream: Condos Replace Single-Family Home Ownership
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Memo To Board Re: 2013 Holiday Party Legal Issues
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Register Now – Sandra Gottlieb Is A Speaker at January 15, 2014 CAI Greater Los Angeles Chapter Luncheon Program
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New Davis-Stirling Act & Reserve Funding — Updated Law Amounts to New Set of Civil Code References for Reserve Funding Matters
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If San Rafael Can Restrict Smoking In Units, So Can Your Condo Association
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Lincoln Fourscore, Gobbledygook 0; For Condo/HOA/Stock Coop Board Members and Managers, Choosing the Right Words Can Make The Difference
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Delinquent HOA Owner Files A Chapter 13 Bankruptcy That Is Converted To A Chapter 7; In a Converted Bankruptcy, Which Date Controls, the Filing Date or the Conversion Date?
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When Fido Goes Rogue: How Does Your HOA Deal With Dangerous Dogs?
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The Delinquent HOA Owner Filed a Chapter 7 – Is it an “Asset” Bankruptcy or a “No Asset” Bankruptcy?
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Can Your Condo Association Be Sued For Failure to Obtain FHA Certification? Maybe! Be Sure To Document The Board’s Decision
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Scared of the New Davis-Stirling Act? Have No Fear!
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Liability and the Service-Oriented Manager/Association
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Governor signs Senate Bill 298 Into Law; Unusual Legislation Giving Orange County (California) Community Associations The Ability To Contract For Services With Local Law Enforcement
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Your HOA Needs To Involve Corporate Counsel In Lawsuit Handled By Insurance Defense Attorneys
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SB 822 Signed Into Law, Confirming Managers Are Not “Contractors” or “Consultants”
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Southern California Management Company Owner and Employee Arrested — Embezzlement and Community Associations: Do Not Let It Happen To Your Association
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California Community Associations May Be Required to Provide the Owners Email Addresses As Part of An Owner’s Request for Owner Contact Information
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Construction Defects and the SB800 Process
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Purchasers of Condominiums in San Diego’s Mixed Use Hard Rock Hotel May Not Sue for Securities Violations
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Residential Real Estate Industry: Lessons From the Recession
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Service and Companion Animals – ADA v. Fair Housing Requirements
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Options for Dealing With Older Condo Residents Who are Unable to Care for Themselves
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To Record or Not to Record the Trustee’s Deed – That is the Question
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The HOA was Sued and We Should Tender – What Does That Mean?
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Announcement from FHA Regarding Transient Leasing Prohibitions
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David Swedelson To Speak on Nuisances – CAI National Webinar
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SwedelsonGottlieb Prevails In Spite Fence (View Obstruction) Lawsuit
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Court Holds That Associations Must Provide Equal Access To Association Media and Common Area For Members To Advocate Their Positions As Part Of The Balloting Process
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Do You Know What Your Community Association Volunteers Are Doing? Do They Carry Guns? Maybe You Need To Better Supervise
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AB 1360 – Electronic Voting – Not This Year
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California Community Associations May be Required to Provide Owners’ Email Addresses
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Long Delays Expected As California Courts Lay Off More Staff
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Homeowners Association Trustee Must Notify Delinquent Homeowners of Redemption Right Following Foreclosure Sale of Their Condominium Unit
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Is Your Condo or HOA Parking Lot a Breeding Ground for Lawsuits?
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View Protection At California Condo and Homeowner Associations: It’s Complicated
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Don’t get Acclimated to Election by Acclamation
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Harassment Of Transgender Homeowners and Condo Residents Is Discriminatory And Could Lead To Litigation
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Get A Satisfaction Of That Judgment
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Electronic Voting AB 1360 Is Closer To Becoming A Reality
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What The Heck Is Flashing, Or A Fascia Board, Or A Joist Hanger? Do You Speak Contractor?
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Voter Apathy — It is not Just a Community Association Problem
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Please Call Today to Support AB 1360 and Electronic Voting
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Exclusive Use Common Area — It’s Complicated, Misunderstood and, Hopefully, Soon to be Clarified
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Community Associations’ Failures to Deal With Bad Neighbors Could Have a Negative Impact on Property Values
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Condo and HOA Structural Defects Are Rare, But Can Be Costly
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Condo or HOA Foreclosed-What To Do With Abandoned Property In California
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Are the Homes At Your HOA Fire Safe?
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Is Your Community Association Properly Terminating Employees?
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Is Your Community Association Ready for Electronic Voting?
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California HOAs and Condos Should Expect Court Delays As A Result Of Budget Cuts
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HOW ONE ASSOCIATION’S $30,000 MOLD WATER DAMAGE CLAIM TURNED INTO A $169,000 ARBITRATION AWARD (and why condominium associations should be responsible for waterproofing on balcony decks)
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Condo Association Held Liable for not Addressing Secondhand Smoke Complaints
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California Community Associations May be Liable for Injuries Suffered in Trip and Fall Accidents on City Sidewalks
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California Proposed Assembly Bill Would Ban Smoking in Multi-Unit Housing – Condos, Apartments and Duplexes
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Who is Responsible for Water Runoff, The Upstream or Downstream Owner?
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Newly Proposed Legislation Will Allow Florida HOAs the Ability to Foreclose Quickly if Dues (Assessments) are Unpaid
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Diarrhea Signs (And Others) Now Required for California Condo and HOA Swimming Pools
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Assessment Collection Strategies – Not All Attorneys Agree
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Fair Housing and ADA — Dealing With The Legal Rights of Disabled Condo and HOA Residents
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David Swedelson Quoted in CAI National’s New Issue of Common Ground
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HOA Rights and Obligations After the Foreclosure Sale; Rent Skimming and Repairs During The Redemption Period
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Homeowner Evicted For Not Paying His Association’s Assessments
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2012 Case Law Affecting California Community Associations
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Rental Restrictions: An International Issue
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Exemptions from Rental Restrictions; Not All Transfers Apply
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Family Day Care Homes Can Operate Within California Community Associations—So Long As They Follow The Law
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What the Heck Is A Power of Attorney And How Does It Work For Board Meetings?
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The Ins and Outs of Executive Committees
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CAI Policy on the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act
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Are Persons Who Are Not Owners Allowed to Attend Association Board Meetings? Yes, If The Board Allows This. Otherwise, The Answer Is No.
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Complaints From Annoyed Neighbors? Loud Sex, Smoke & Noise!
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New Amendment to Civil Code Requires Lenders to Record Their Trustee’s Deed Within 30 Days Of The Foreclosure Sale– Or Else…Nothing! New Legislation That Really Does Not Resolve The Problem
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Towing Vehicles at your Community Association
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Holiday Decorations; ‘Tis the Season to Be Tolerant
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Changes To The Davis-Stirling Act Cannot Be Implemented Until 2014
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SwedelsonGottlieb 2012-2013 Annual Disclosure Checklist
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Distribute Budget Packages and Most Annual Financial Disclosures Electronically
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Unexplained Noise Issues in Condominiums – Is Your Condominium Association Haunted?
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Neither a Community Association Nor its Management Have Liability under the Federal Fair Debt Collections Practices Act
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New Smoking Law Affects All Santa Monica Condos
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Property Owner Wins Lengthy Turf War; Judge Titles Order: “Anatomy of An HOA Dispute Run Amok”
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What the Heck is a Default Judgment?
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FHA Releases Condo Update
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What You Need to Know About Small Claims Court
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Could Relief for Condo Associations that Seek FHA Approval Be Coming?
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The “Art” of Taking Minutes at Your Association’s Meeting
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Condo/HOA Owners Opting Out Of Having Their Name/Address Provided To Other Owners
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Can the Board Have Vehicles Towed if They are in Violation of the Rules? Maybe. It’s Complicated.
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What the Heck is Directors and Officers (D and O) Liability Insurance and Why is it so Important? A Primer on Board Member and Officer Liability Exposure
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Smoke Free Housing Toolkit
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Common Scents Often Become A Condo Issue
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Is a Provision In a California Community Association’s CC&Rs Requiring That Construction Defect Claims Against The Developer Be Adjudicated Via Binding Arbitration Unconscionable And Therefore Unenforceable? Yes Says the Court Of Appeal
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Smoking Bans: An Increasingly Viable Alternative for California Condo and HOAs Seeking Ways To Address Complaints of Secondhand Smoke
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Time to Update your CC&R Cover Sheets!
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Go Ahead, Foreclose Already!
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Judge Says Bank Can’t Use Facebook To Reach Defendant — Try Local Paper Instead
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Termites, Business Judgment Rule and Second Guessing Community Association Boards of Directors—Lamden v. La Jolla Shores Clubdominium Homeowners Association
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The Smoker Next Door: Secondhand Smoke + Condominiums = Trouble
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FHA May Ease Rules on Condo Mortgages/Loans
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AB 2273 Would Provide New Owner Info To California Community Associations
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Opting Out
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Americans with Disabilities Act Revised Swimming Pool Requirements; Do They Apply to Your Association?
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California Community Association Held Not Liable For Criminal Acts Where Owners Were Not Able To Show That Association’s Negligence, If Any, Was The Cause of The Criminal Acts
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Does Your Condo or HOA Need to Install a Pool Lift?
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Deferred Maintenance: Another Consequence Of The Great Recession
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Jury Awards $3.87 Million To Owners In Molokai, Hawaii Condo Dispute
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Trayvon Martin tragedy in Central Florida HOA highlights need to know what association volunteers are doing!
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Pets Must Be On Leashes If That Is What The Rules Say
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Suspension of Voting Rights, Qualifications For Serving On The Board and Related Issues
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Governor Brown Signs SB 880 Dealing With Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
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The Condo Board, The Lawsuit And The $40,000 Parrot
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Nuisance Provision In HOA’s CC&Rs Allowed For Attorney’s Fees and Costs Award of $600,000+; Allocation Not Necessary Where Same Facts And Evidence Involved On All Claims
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Lead Paint On Your Common Area Walls?
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Neighbor-to-Neighbor Disputes: They Are Such a Nuisance
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Dealing With Nuisance Violations
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Condo Buyers Frustrated In Hunt For FHA Mortgages
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David Swedelson Speaking About Dealing With Nuisances On February 14, 2012
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Yes, California Condominium And Homeowner Associations Can Have A Dog Removed
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Sandra Gottlieb Awarded Speaker of the Year
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Legislative Update: CAI Monitors New Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
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SwedelsonGottlieb Attorneys Are On Their Way To The CAI Law Seminar
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SwedelsonGottlieb Attorneys Nominated for CAI-OCRC Awards
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Therapy Playhouse Creates Controversy at HOA
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David Swedelson Will Be A Speaker At HOA Board Member Orientation on January 21, 2012
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Pasadena’s No Smoking Ordinance Went Into Effect January 1st; Impacts Condos and Homeowners Associations in the City
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Summary Of Important New Legislation Affecting California Homeowner, Condominium And Stock Co-Op Associations/Common Interest Developments In 2012
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No, Boards Can’t Increase the Rate of Assessments Mid-Fiscal Year
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Great Recession Impacts Court System; Expect Delays
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Revamping of Davis-Stirling Act Slated for 2013 or 2014
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Civil Code § 1373 – Developments Expressly Zoned As Industrial Or Commercial And Limited To Such Purposes.
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Civil Code § 1368 – Documents Provided To Prospective Purchaser.
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Civil Code § 1368.2 – Billing Disclosure Form.
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Recent Community Association Appellate Court Decisions
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Civil Code § 1363.5 – Articles Of Incorporation Disclosure Statement.
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Discrimination Based On Genetic Information Prohibited (SB 559)
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Court Awards Substantial Fees ($236,976) to Association in Case Against Owner
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Association Responsibility for Association-Owned Units and Lots Acquired Through Nonjudicial Foreclosure
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Bankruptcy and The Motion For Relief From Stay
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Judge Rules That Transfer Fees to Original Developer Not Enforceable pursuant to California Civil Code Sections 1098 and 1098.5
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Another Flag Story—This Should Not Happen Under California Law
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California Enacts New Employment Laws Impacting Community Associations And Management Companies
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Confidentiality Agreements; Are They Enforceable?
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Are California Homeowner Associations Required to Create Reserve Accounts?
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It’s November. What Are You Doing About Year-End Disclosures?
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How Bankruptcy Affects Assessment Collection
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Lien Priority Explained – Who Gets Paid After A Foreclosure
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New Law—Independent Contractors: Willful Misclassification SB 459 Corbett
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New FHA Certification Rules Make Compliance Difficult
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Attorney Owner Wins Condo Association Wastebasket War, Uses $201K Check to Pay Off Mortgage
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Building Inspector Jailed for Taking Bribes
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Record The Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale ASAP; Too Bad The Legislature Did Not Consider These Consequences Before Requiring A 90 Day Post Foreclosure Sale Redemption Period
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Governor Signs AB 771 (Butler) Into Law Requiring Associations to Itemize and Disclose Fees Charged For Documents To Be Provided to Buyer in Escrow
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Governor Brown Signs SB 563; Say Good-bye to Actions Without a Meeting
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Las Vegas Man Pleads Guilty in Connection with Fraud Scheme to Gain Control of Condominium Homeowners’ Associations
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Age-Restricted HOA Doesn’t Want Young Guests Visiting
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Accommodating Medical Marijuana Users Does Not Mean They Can Cause A Nuisance To Other Condo or HOA Association Residents
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CAI Slams Latest FHA Guidance
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SB 150 Limits Certain Rental Restrictions Recorded On Or After January 1, 2012
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How Does Fraud Take Hold In A Private Residential Community?
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Short Sale: Words That Should Strike Fear, or The Good Alternative to Foreclosure? You Decide
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How One Association’s $30,000 Mold Water Damage Claim Turned into a $169,000 Arbitration Award
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Governor Signs Senate Bill 209 Dealing WIth Electric Charging Stations
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FHA’s Revised Condominium Guidance Solves Some Problems But Creates Many More
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The Lender Foreclosed and The Owner Has Not Paid; Is Your Association Leaving Money on the Table?—The New Community Association Paradigm
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Not Every Homeowners Association Is Subject to The Davis-Stirling Act
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THE “HANDSHAKE” CLOSE Or How To Get The Owner To Take The Deal
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What Exactly Is A Binding Contract?
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Beyond Ctrl, Alt, Del (Taking your Tech to the Next Level)-Technology Program Links
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Homeowner Uses Billboards, Website to Defend Solar Panels
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Renting Storage Space to Owners
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What Do You Mean I Cannot Hang My Banner or Sign On My Garage Door (or Window, or…)!
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CACM Celebrates 20 Years
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Homeowners Pay Bridgeport Attorney’s Fee Award of $147,375.65
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Lessons Learned from the January 1994 Northridge Earthquake
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SwedelsonGottlieb Leads the Way in Rules To Address Hoarding
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Costs and Benefits of Earthquake Insurance: Is it Worth the Cost?
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What is Wrong with SB 561? Just About Everything
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Attorney’s Fees For Assessment Collection Need not be Proportionate to the Underlying Claim
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CAI Unites with Housing Allies to Push FHA on Condo Rules
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A Bankrupt Billionaire, Donald Trump
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FHA Approval and Your Association: What You Need to Know
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Mother’s Day is This Sunday, May 8th
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How Much Should Your Reserve Contributions Be?
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Lawsuit: Sheriff’s Deputy Homeowner Unleashed Chinch Bugs Destroying Neighbor’s Lawn
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Dog Waste a “Growing” Issue
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SB 563 (DeSaulnier) Would Cripple Boards’ Ability to Govern
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There Was Lots Of Rain And Lots Of Leaks; Who Pays For The Damage?
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FBI Raids Las Vegas Condo Association-Alleged Embezzlement
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Community Association Rule Enforcement; Not An Easy Task, But It Needs to Be Done
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Is a Kid’s Lemonade Stand a Prohibited Commercial Activity?
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CAI Announces Mortgage Matters Program
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FHA Issues-CAI Needs Your Help; Survey
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CAI Reports That FHA Issues Waiver on Leasing Restrictions
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Assessment Collection In 2011: We Still Have A Rocky Road Ahead
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Bankruptcy Basics – What You Need to Know
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Should Delinquent Condo Owners Lose Internet, TV Service?
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Locking in for a Lower Price: Long-Term Contracts
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NRA Shoots Down Homeowner Association Gun Ban Plan
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State lawmakers are being urged to scale back the number of laws they propose; they should start with those that impact California condominium and homeowner associations
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Watch Out for Hostile Work Environments
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Starlight Ridge South Homeowners Association v. Hunter-Bloor; Association Maintenance Easements; How Far Does The Association’s Maintenance and Repair Responsibility Actually Go?
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Do We Have to Allow an Electric Car Charger?
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Federal Housing Finance Agency Backs Off Proposal To Ban Transfer Fees
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Is Annual Certification at Age-Restricted Communities Really Necessary?
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Unlicensed Contractors Caught In Sting Operation
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New Mechanic’s Lien Procedures in California Effective January 1, 2011
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Squatters At Home in HOA Complain, “We’re Prisoners In Our Own Home!”
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Make it a Great Year by Amending or Restating Your Association’s Governing Documents
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Professional Behavior Affects Everyone
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CACM Southern and Northern Law Seminars 2011
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Act Now to Fix Your Association’s Suspended Corporate Status
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Do You Tow Vehicles At Your Association(s)? Are You Complying With the Vehicle Code?
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Condo Owners Could Get Stuck with Others’ Bills – Duh!
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End Of The 2010 Year Assessment Collection Report: We Still Recommend Foreclosure, as Judgments Remain Uncollectable
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What are Homeowners’ Rights Regarding Service, Companion & Therapy Dogs?
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Roofing Contracts: What Kind of Warranty Do You Need?
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The California Association of Realtors (CAR) Seeks Legislation to Limit Fees Charged By Management
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Governor Signs Senate Bill 294 Into Law Extending Time For Manager Certification Standards in the Business & Professions Code
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How to Deal With A Request for Authorization to Install Solar Panels
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It is Budget Time of the Year
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Ethics for Board Members
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Strategic Planning For Community Association Board Members
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Woman Sues Nordstrom and Loses; No Negligence or Breach of Duty Means No Liability
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Part Deux: To Foreclose or Not to Foreclose, That is the Question… So What is the Answer?
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Community Associations Cannot Foreclose on Units that are Owned by Soldiers on Active Duty
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