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    Live in an HOA? ECHO is for you.

    California homeowner associations face rising delinquencies, assessment defaults, and complicated laws. With no state-level help, associations need an organization that represents them: the homeowners. ECHO is the only California non-profit dedicated to educating and advocating on behalf of California HOAs.

    Education. We publish articles by industry experts, and host frequent educational seminars.

    Advocacy. We lobby to improve the laws that govern your HOA, and to limit the damage from pending legislation.

    Support. We talk to our members about problems in their HOAs, and provide articles and tips to get them through tough situations.

    Our 1400 member associations already appreciate our outstanding resources. Not a member of ECHO? Read more about what we offer to homeowner associations, and consider becoming a member today.

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    Posted by: Published on April 2, 2012 04:06 PM
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    Join ECHO on June 22nd & 23rd for our 40th Annual Seminar & Trade Show. The ECHO Annual Seminar is simply the best educational opportunity available to California HOA board members. Don't miss the Annual Seminar - the only seminar of its size designed specifically for you: the California HOA member. Read all about the event on the Annual Seminar website ...
    Posted by: Published on January 24, 2012 12:30 PM
    Categories:
    1. Taxes
    2. Disclosures
    3. Liability
    4. Records

    What is Corporate Suspension?
    Every corporation formed in California, whether a mutual benefit corporation such as a homeowners association, a professional corporation or a major corporation, is registered with the California Secretary of State’s office. Upon incorporation, the corporation is assigned a corporate number and is required to file a Statement of Information (SI-100) on a biennial basis with the Secretary of State and to file tax returns with the Franchise Tax Board and pay taxes as required on an annual basis. ...
    Posted by: Published on January 4, 2012 04:31 PM
    Categories:
    1. Disclosures
    2. New Laws
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    Assembly Bill 771 (Assemblyman Betsy Butler) was sponsored by the California Association of Realtors. For obvious reasons, CAR believes that full disclosure should be made about costs in a real estate transaction. HOAs are not exactly consistent in the charges made for providing disclosures in a sales transaction. The bill identifies fees that may be charged to purchasers by sellers for providing documents upon sale or transfer of a property in a common interest development, changing the language to incorporate processes for providing electronic documents. ...

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    Over the past 20 years, I have worked with many, many boards of directors: As a manager, as a consultant and as a member of the board. And as we all—managers and board members alike—know, some boards are just better than others at administrating their community and effectively achieving their goals and objectives (their agenda) with grace, dignity, professionalism and humor. These boards are a pleasure with which to work or on which to serve.

    So, what differentiates a great board from just an OK board? Great boards develop, maintain and value their credibility and their integrity.

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    Annual Seminar - June 22 & 23

    Join ECHO on June 22nd & 23rd for our 40th Annual Seminar & Trade Show. The ECHO Annual Seminar is simply the best educational opportunity available to California HOA board members. Don't miss the Annual Seminar - the only seminar of its size designed specifically for you: the California HOA member. Read all about the event on the Annual Seminar website

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