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Fumigation and Tenting

Posted by Bradley Schuber | May 25, 2023 | 0 Comments

Under California Law, a homeowner association may require its residents to temporarily vacate their homes for fumigation and tenting in order to treat for termites. More specifically, under California Civil Code Section 4785, an association may “…cause the temporary, summary removal of any occupa...

How Assembly Bill 1410 Will Impact Your HOA

Posted by Niki Tran | Apr 24, 2023 | 0 Comments

Assembly Bill (AB) 1410, authored by Assembly Member Freddie Rodriguez, was signed into law on September 30, 2022, and took effect on January 1, 2023. This bill made three changes to existing laws impacting homeowner associations, specifically regarding usage of social media and online reso...

Electric Vehicle Charging Station Standardization

Posted by Garrett Wait | Feb 14, 2023 | 0 Comments

As Californians go green, electric cars and their necessary charging stations are becoming the focus of new legislation. In particular, Assembly Bill 1738 will require several state housing and building departments to develop mandatory building standards for certain electric vehicle charging stat...

Election Without Voting

Posted by Joel Kriger | Aug 10, 2022 | 0 Comments

Civil Code section 5103, effective January 1, 2022, dispenses with requirement of voting for board members at the annual meeting so long as the number of candidates is not more than the number of vacancies to be elected. The existing board may vote to consider the candidates seated by acclamation...

Shakeup On Emotional Support Animals

Posted by Niki Tran | Jul 20, 2022 | 0 Comments

Effective since the beginning of this year, Assembly Bill 468, signed into law by California Governor Newsom, imposes several new requirements intended to crack down on emotional support animal (“ESA”) fraud. Fraudulent practices surrounding ESAs are problematic for not only businesses but homeow...

Can We Hold Board Meetings by Teleconference?

Posted by Bradley Schuber | Jun 29, 2022 | 0 Comments

On September 23, 2021, Governor Newsom approved Senate Bill 391 that allows an association to hold board meetings entirely by teleconference, so long as it meets certain requirements.  It was drafted as an urgency bill and so it took effect immediately after being approved by the Governor. SB 391...

Update Regarding Debt Collection Licensing Act

Posted by Tyler Kerns | Jun 07, 2022 | 0 Comments

Senate Bill 908 created the Debt Collection Licensing Act (DCLA), which caused a lot of uncertainty in the HOA industry as to whether the licensing requirement would apply to management companies and law firms that assist HOAs in the collection of delinquent assessments. The California Department...

New Legislation for 2022

Posted by Joel Kriger | May 04, 2022 | 0 Comments

Multiple bills have been signed by the Governor resulting in piecemeal changes to portions of the Civil Code and Corporations Code. This article will provide a brief summary of some of the subjects addressed in the various bills. Our website contains a detailed summary of each of the bills along ...

Assembly Bill 1584 Amends Civil Code Section 4741

Posted by Tyler Kerns | Dec 07, 2021 | 0 Comments

Legislative Update – Assembly Bill 1584 Amends Civil Code §4741 Last year, Assembly Bill (AB) 3182 was signed into law, which added a new Section 4741 to the California Civil Code as of January 1, 2021. Civil Code §4741 prohibits associations from adopting or enforcing governing document provisi...

Court Upholds Challenged Parking Regulations

Posted by Garrett Wait | Sep 15, 2021 | 0 Comments

A local San Diego case is making waves in the HOA world. In Jacquin v. North Shore Encinitas Owners' Association, inadequate on-street parking and a split in the community on how to address the issue came to a breaking point when one owner claimed that the Association's revised parking rules acte...

No Right to an Ocean View or Privacy

Posted by Joel Kriger | Aug 11, 2021 | 0 Comments

Jonathan Clayton recently sued Bigelo, LLC to prevent it from constructing a two-story home that he claimed not only violated the CCRs but also interfered with his ocean view and his right of privacy and limited his access to light and air because of the size and height of the home. (See Clayton ...

Lifting Restrictions Allows for Summer Fun

Posted by Garrett Wait | Jun 15, 2021 | 0 Comments

The long-anticipated June 15 lifting of COVID-19 restrictions is upon us and for associations with pools, it could not be better news. Community pools are no longer subject to specific restrictions, including mask and capacity restrictions. More particularly, mask restrictions have been lifted f...

Spotlight On Proposed Senate Bill 391

Posted by Tyler Kerns | Apr 12, 2021 | 0 Comments

This is shaping up to be a busy year for proposed legislation affecting community associations. Most of the legislation being proposed is typical in that if it ends up getting signed into law by the Governor, it will not take effect until January 1 of 2022. However, Senate Bill (SB) 391 is pendin...

COVID-19 Updates & Our Service Promise

Posted by Niki Tran | Feb 22, 2021 | 0 Comments

In these quickly changing times, we would like to update you on how Kriger Law Firm is navigating this unprecedented pandemic and provide you resources for questions you might have. We are closely monitoring and reviewing daily public health updates surrounding COVID-19. On January 25, the state...

Kriger Law Firm Wishes You a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving

Posted by Steven Banks | Nov 24, 2020 | 0 Comments

Thanksgiving looks and feels a lot different this year. We're facing curfews, quarantines, travel restrictions, and limits on gatherings. The simple pleasures of reuniting with friends and family, congregating in a crowded kitchen, gathering around a table while sharing food, libations, and stori...

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