A seller’s agent uses RPI Form 306 to disclose a residential property’s monthly operating costs and RPI Form 309 to disclose HOA use restrictions.
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Always check the CID documents before purchasing a CID unit you intend to use as a rental.
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Calif. Civil Code §4515 Added by S.B. 407 Effective date: January 1, 2018. A residential common...
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Updated rules for handling the installation and upkeep of solar systems in CIDs.
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Lee v. Rich Facts: A homeowners’ association (HOA) places an assessment lien on a property in its...
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Read the latest developments in California CID law and find out the link between Prop 13 and high HOA fees.
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The Federal Housing Administration’s new temporary approval guidelines for condominium projects make it easier to gain approval. However, it may also increase the FHA’s risk of defaults.
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Homeowner’s associations may only issue fines for lack of landscaping irrigation under certain circumstances.
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Homeowners associations and landlords may not impose unreasonable restrictions on the use of clotheslines or drying racks.
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First impressions matter When marketing a property for sale or lease, the most prevalent tool used...
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An owner of an upstairs condominium unit replaces their carpet without obtaining the approval of the homeowners’ association (HOA). The HOA requests an ADR for the owner modify the flooring to remain consistent with HOA rules.
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Do HOA fees cancel out the benefits of owning? It depends on where you live.
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Facts: A common interest development (CID) governed by a homeowners’ association (HOA) sets rules and charges fees to absentee owners relating to short-term rentals that are not charged to resident owners and long-term renters.
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A California Court of Appeals weighs in.
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Tenants and CID owners receive express permission to grow food for their own use.
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Dispute resolutions must also be in writing, signed by both parties.
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When is a homeowner’s association able to foreclose on an owner for delinquent assessment payments?
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Facts: An owner in a homeowners’ association (HOA) community became delinquent on HOA payments....
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Facts: A buyer purchased a home in a common interest development (CID) managed by a homeowners’...
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Form-of-the-week: Request for Homeowner Association Documents – Form 135 A buyer acquiring a unit...
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