ELECTION BY ACCLAMATION: IS IT PERMITTED?
Thursday, 01 November 2018
By: Rosalia Burgueño Tapia Occasionally, a homeowner association (HOA) is faced with the situation of having an uncontested election. In such a case, must the HOA still go through the formalities of an election? Some say yes, and some say no. Current law seems to require a vote, even if uncontested. SB 1128 would have
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The Business Judgment Rule Requires Informed, Reasoned and Good Faith Decision-Making
Wednesday, 24 October 2018
By Grant Turner, Esq. To paraphrase the famous quip, “good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from poor judgment.” Such witticism is embodied in the legal doctrine known as the Business Judgment Rule. Since Lamden v. La Jolla Shores Clubdominium Homeowners Assn. (1999) 21 Cal.4th 249, the Business Judgment Rule has been used to
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Avoiding Illegal Board Activity and Lawsuits
Thursday, 18 October 2018
By: Sharon Glenn Pratt No CID wants to be sued, and in the event that a board is faced with defending a lawsuit, it of course wants to be found not liable for whatever is being alleged. One of the best ways to avoid litigation is for the board to encourage transparency and to steer
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Is Your Homeowners Association Unknowingly Engaging in Prohibited Discrimination?
Monday, 01 October 2018
By: Patricia Wendleton Do any of these situations sound familiar? A resident of the association is so obsessed with association rules that he or she engages in unauthorized policing of the association property. A resident is hypersensitive to noise, such as children at play in the common area, and constantly complains. One of the residents
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