Q: My association has taken the stand that a side fence on a zero lot line, single-family dwelling that is entirely on the dwelling’s property is shared 50/50 with the neighbor for maintenance or replacement costs. In my opinion, this is totally incorrect that a neighboring property owner would be responsible for a fence that […]

After weeks of complaints and growing pressure from Laguna Niguel City Hall over an unpermitted fence blocking access to a popular oceanview trail, the gate was unlocked in mid-December on an interim basis by the homeowners association that erected it.   Read the article………………………………….

Q: I received notice from my association that our management company resigned and the association intends to self-manage. I am uncomfortable about the expertise that exists on the board to properly run the business of the complex. What does the Department of Corporations require?   Read the article…………………………….

With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore, author of the original Christmas poem. ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and through the HOA community Not a complaint was heard, and there existed pure unity; The thank-you notes were placed by the bulletin board with care,     Read the article…………………………………

Residents of an oceanfront condominium tower have filed a lawsuit seeking to halt the redevelopment of the neighboring Miramar Hotel approved by the City Council in September.  The lawsuit filed last week contends that the 502,157-square-foot project at 101 Wilshire Boulevard violates the coastal land use plan (LUP)), the Downtown Community Plan (DCP) and the […]

Q: I attended my first HOA meeting and I noticed that the format is slightly different from city council meetings. Board members were provided a lengthy document prepared by management, containing specific details on water usage, maintenance requests, and detailed financials. I queried if the report was available, and was told no, they are only […]

Q: Are homeowners allowed to read or copy committee minutes? Our manager says no because they are not “standing committees” like the architectural committee. I say all records, receipts, minutes can be read and copied except for executive minutes. The Davis-Stirling Act is little confusing on this subject.    Read the article………………………………

Gulls continue to wreak havoc on the condominium units at Bayshore Village in Morro Bay, and as a result, the city of Morro Bay declared the animals a menace and danger to the safety and public health of residents, which allows residents to remove them.   Read the article………………………………….

Q: Help! During a monthly meeting, I presented a petition signed by many homeowners concerning the color they were going to paint the complex – we wanted a newer look. They wouldn’t consider the petition, saying the subject had already been decided. Shouldn’t the board take into consideration what a goodly number of owners want?  […]

The Bates family is spending another night without gas in their Canoga Park condo.  Since August, Sharese Bates and her family have been unable to use their gas stove, forcing them to cook meals on a small electric burner or spend money on takeout.  It’s the same story for Desiree Brown and 170 other tenants […]

Q: According to Senate Bill 323, management is not allowed to participate in elections. But our management found a loophole – a spouse of one of the owners of the management company opened a business as an Inspector of Election. Now, this is our inspector. Also, according to civil code, candidates and members are allowed […]

A few Sun City Lincoln Hills residents wrote critical letters this week to The Lincoln News Messenger about its Aug. 27 story on the executive director’s firing at an executive session on Aug. 21. (The front page story was “Sun City Lincoln Hills board fires executive director Friday.”)    Read the article……………………………    “Inside the Sun […]

Q: There is going to be an assessment at my condo and we are being told that we all must pay equally even though a number of us will have no benefit from the work being done. Is there anything we can do?   Read the Q&A…………………………………

An El Cajon property owner said a police pursuit in March that ended at her property has led to questions over repairs.  Jenny Wu has owned the property in the Villa Madera condominium complex on Mollison Avenue for more than a decade. On March 19, a vehicle crashed into her home, causing extensive damage.    Read […]

A discrimination suit has been filed on behalf of an 80-year-old woman with dementia who allegedly has been blocked along with her two caregivers from returning to her Wilshire Boulevard condominium out of homeowners association concerns that all three previously tested positive for the coronavirus.    Read the article……………………………….

Q: Can a non-resident owner be on the board? A board member moved but still stayed on the board while he rented his unit. Several homeowners opposed, but the manager said it’s a new law that just came in effect, however our bylaws state that board members need to be resident owners. What would be […]

The family of the three women who were killed in an Encinitas bluff collapse last year has announced Wednesday lawsuits against the city, state and a homeowner’s association.    Read the article……………………………

An El Cajon police chase in March ended with a car plowing into a condo on North Mollison Avenue. Five months later, the owner of the condo is still battling with the homeowner’s association to get the damage fixed.   Read the article………………………………