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 […]
read moreAssociations 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 […]
read moreECHO 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 […]
read moreThis 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 […]
read more[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, […]
read moreA 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 […]
read moreUnless 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 […]
read more“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 […]
read moreIf 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 […]
read moreFiguring 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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