Clearer Laws, Safer Communities, Lower Costs Unless your governing documents are very clear, the Davis-Stirling Act exposes associations and their members to expensive legal battles, major safety concerns, and confusion […]
Associations will now be permitted, without member approval, to grant exclusive use of the common area in order to: Accommodate a disability Eliminate or fix certain construction issues Install electric […]
ECHO is Sponsoring AB 968 on behalf of California HOAs. Unless your governing documents are very clear, the Davis-Stirling Act exposes associations and their members to expensive legal battles, major […]
This is an ECHO sponsored bill that establishes that the owner of each separate interest is responsible for maintaining the exclusive use common area appurtenant to the separate interest unless […]
[NOTE: The changes to Civil Code Section 4775 are effective January 1, 2017.] Except as provided in paragraph (3), unless otherwise provided in the declaration of a common interest development, […]
A member of an association may bring a civil action for declaratory or equitable relief for a violation of Section 4600 by the association, including, but not limited to, injunctive […]
Unless the governing documents specify a different percentage, the affirmative vote of members owning at least 67 percent of the separate interests in the common interest development shall be required […]
“Exclusive use common area” means a portion of the common area designated by the declaration for the exclusive use of one or more, but fewer than all, of the owners […]
If you find areas of your HOA’s governing documents are unclear in assigning responsibility for certain building components, you are not alone. Determining who pays for what maintenance or repair […]
Figuring out who pays for what in a HOA (the association or the homeowners) can be nothing but a headache. The best way to avoid these problems is to make […]
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