Category: Articles

  • Dissolving the HOA Due to Fires and Other Disasters

    Dissolving the HOA Due to Fires and Other Disasters

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    QUESTION: Our association serves no purpose for what is left after the recent big fire disasters. Many of us would like to dissolve our association. Are their special circumstances to dissolution due to this disaster?

  • No attorney at HOA meetings.Are we in violation?

    No attorney at HOA meetings.
    Are we in violation?

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    Ever been in an HOA meeting and your property manager says, “I’ll have to check on that.”? Well, below is an article from the Davis-Stirling.com Newsletter by ADAMS | STIRLING PLC regarding association HOA meetings and having an attorney present. Should we have an attorney at our HOA meetings? QUESTION: Our board does not have…

  • Maintenance Defined

    Maintenance Defined

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    What does Exclusive Use Maintenance mean? Below is an article from the Davis-Stirling.com Newsletter by ADAMS | STIRLING PLC regarding the business of HOA Board and members in regards to Exclusive Use Mantenance. QUESTION: What does Exclusive Use Maintenance mean? ANSWER: Association documents routinely assign maintenance duties between owners and the association. Unfortunately, exclusive use common areas…

  • Unrevoked Consent

    Unrevoked Consent

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    How should you approach “Consent”? Below is an article from the Davis-Stirling.com Newsletter by ADAMS | STIRLING PLC regarding the business of HOA Board and members in regards to Unrevoked Consent. QUESTION: Can a member send an email request authorizing their HOA to send them all mailings via email without having to fill out a…

  • No Secretary & More About the Minutes

    No Secretary & More About the Minutes

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    So who’s going to take the minutes? Below is an article from the Davis-Stirling.com Newsletter by ADAMS | STIRLING PLC regarding the Minutes and missing Secretaries. MINUTE PREP WHEN THE SECRETARY IS ABSENT QUESTION: I am secretary for our HOA. An executive session was held at a time when I could not attend and the president…

  • The Business of the HOA Board and Emails

    The Business of the HOA Board and Emails

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    Does your Board use emails to make decisions? Below is an article from the Davis-Stirling.com Newsletter by Adams Kessler regarding the business of HOA Board and Emails. CONSULTANT’S EMAIL TO DIRECTORS QUESTION: As a vendor, we email our reports to the manager and copy the entire board. The manager told us to stop because it…

  • PAINT COLORS

    PAINT COLORS

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    The residence in HOA communities have expressed concerns about required paint colors for the exterior of the HOA common areas within the complex. Below is an article from the Davis-Stirling.com Newsletter by AK Adams Kessler regarding Reporting Rentals to Banks. QUESTION: We are in the process of selecting paint colors for the exteriors of our…

  • REPORTING RENTALS TO BANKS

    REPORTING RENTALS TO BANKS

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    The issue of Reporting Rentals to Banks is a question that often comes up in HOA communities. Below is an article from the Davis-Stirling.com Newsletter by AK Adams Kessler regarding Reporting Rentals to Banks. QUESTION: Is my HOA required by law to gather data with regard to occupancy (owner or renter) in our development? I…

  • DROUGHT EMERGENCY and Artificial Turf

    DROUGHT EMERGENCY and Artificial Turf

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    Water drought issues are a constant in Southern California today. Below is an article from the Davis-Stirling.com Newsletter by Adams Kessler regarding Drought emergency and Artificial turf. “Readers asked if the Davis-Stirling Act or the drought emergency voids existing HOA restrictions on artificial turf. Attorney Curt Sproul of the law firm Sproul Trost, LLP provides the…