News from California

KTVU.com: Fines for brown yards even amidst drought By Mike Mibach —  January 23, 2014 SAN LORENZO, Calif. — Despite the […]

wvgazette.com: Fighter ace Chuck Yeager sued by homeowners group February 6, 2014 — By McClatchy Newspapers SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Retired U.S. Air Force

latimes.com: ASSOCIATIONS Any recourse when evidence of board misconduct surfaces years later? By Donie Vanitzian — January 5, 2014 Question: I was

CONTRA COSTA TIMES:  Rules against trick-or-treating and playing prompts  Blackhawk family to sue By Malaika Fraley Contra Costa Times — 11/07/2013 BLACKHAWK

neighborsatwar.com: Huge Break for California Homeowners! Big Bummer for CAI By Ward Lucas October 27, 2013 When homeowner Arlyne Diamond

The Sixth Appellate Court in Santa Clara County has officially published their opinion which requires HOA’s to strictly comply withe

Beginning January 1, 2014, an estimated 9.4 million homeowners will be affected by updates to the Davis-Stirling Act. In preparation

Ventura County Sheriff’s Press Release — September 9, 2013 Ventura County Sheriff’s Major Crimes Investigators Arrest Suspects for Embezzling $900,000

By Sergio Quintana — August 30, 2013 LOS ALTOS, Calif. (KGO) –  A little boy who fought cancer is learning his

VENTURA COUNTY STAR: Owner, CFO of homeowner association management company accused of embezzlement By Teresa Rochester — September 9, 2013 An

utsandiego.com: Man stabbed in dispute with HOA president By Susan Shroder — September 6, 2013 SAN DIEGO — A man was

By David Swedelson, Partner at SwedelsonGottlieb, Condo Lawyer and HOA Attorney –  September 3, 2013 Disgruntled homeowner association members often want

California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed SB 745 into law. The bill is a multi-issue omnibus bill, and as to

THE SACRAMENTO BEE:  Homeowner group backs off claim that couple with Cal-Vet loan don’t own their home By Hudson Sangree

August 3, 2013  — Written by Colin Atagi The Desert Sun PALM DESERT — The $2.7 million awarded to a Palm Desert homeowners

Evan McKenzie: “…  a criminal justice system with prosecutors but nodefense lawyers.”Published: Sunday, Jul. 28, 2013 – By Hudson Sangree  Allen Campbell is

By: Community Associations Institute California Legislative Action Committtee — Posted July 9, 2013 A California appellate court recently overruled a trial

The Greater Los Angeles Chapter of Community Associations Institute has published its May/June issue of Focus Magazine, which features an

A property owner’s right to attend a meeting of a homeowner’s association does not necessarily include the right to send

This is one in a series of occasional stories about ethics and transparency in the part-time Texas Legislature. It was

By Tamara Sone — May 10, 2013 RANCHO MIRAGE — More than two months after a fight erupted during an

CCHAL NewsBrief – April 15, 2013 Thanks to all who phoned/emailed the author of AB968, the California bill exempting 17,000 homeowner associations from

Orange County Register: Condo owners win secondhand smoke case Published: March 12, 2013 By Marilyn Kalfus An Orange County jury

By Jim Sanders The Sacramento Bee Published: Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013 Millions of Californians would not be able to smoke

By:  Tamara Sone – The Desert Sun – February 18, 2013 RANCHO MIRAGE — What began as a routine Homeowners Association

February 12, 2013 Lexology.com: Property owners are entitled to fee award arising from invalid claims made by homeowners association Barger

The community’s HOA rules prohibit backboards from being left on the street when not in use, McCormick said. But the