California Condo & HOA News

Private Security Cameras on Public Streets Raise Questions in Newport Beach (CA)

Privately operated security cameras facing public streets and sidewalks could soon be installed in up to 10 Newport Beach neighborhoods…

9 months ago

Four years later, Grandview bluff collapse lawsuit heads slowly to trial (CA)

Four years after a multi-ton chunk of sandstone toppled onto Grandview Beach and killed three women, a family’s wrongful death…

9 months ago

HOA Homefront: Avoid these HOA myths

There are HOA myths that are harmful. Here are some of the most common ones. Governing documents are boilerplate. Most…

9 months ago

La Habra condo owners see a gaping chasm where their greenbelt used to be (CA)

The chasm runs the full length of the condominium complex, from the shuttered tennis courts to the shuttered pool. Measuring…

9 months ago

HOA Homefront — Can entities charge transfer fees? (CA)

Q. Someone who just moved told me that there is an HOA transfer fee of over $800, however it was…

9 months ago

HOA Homefront: What to do with ballots after failed election (CA)

Q: Our bylaws require a two-year residency before eligibility to serve on our board, BUT we’re desperate for a treasurer…

10 months ago

Torrance enacts ordinance to ban smoking in multi-unit housing complexes (CA)

Under the new law, smoking is not only prohibited in all multi-family residential units, but also on private balcony, porch,…

10 months ago

Four years later, Grandview bluff collapse lawsuit heads slowly to trial (CA)

Four years after a multi-ton chunk of sandstone toppled onto Grandview Beach and killed three women, a family’s wrongful death…

10 months ago

Posh San Francisco Enclave Enters Pickleball Cold War as Anonymous Fliers Dropped

A wealthy San Francisco neighborhood appears to have entered into a cold war over plans to install a pickleball court,…

10 months ago

Premiums are up, but at what cost?

As we were closing the August 2023 issue of NU Property & Casualty magazine, local news reports in my town…

10 months ago