Q: Can a person not on title (not an owner) actively participate in HOA board meetings?— C.P., Los Angeles A: Only members have the right to attend board meetings, per Civil Code Section 4925(a), and ...

In 2024, Civil Code 4926 will permit 100% virtual meetings along with the current in-person and hybrid meeting formats. Readers have submitted numerous questions since the pandemic (and explosion of ...

Q: I have a few questions. 1. Are recorded minutes required for all homeowners association meetings, including the homeowner budget ratification meeting? 2. How long before a quarterly board meeting ...

During the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, HOAs were presented with a conundrum: Local health authorities prohibited gatherings of more than a few unrelated persons; however, HOA boards were required ...

Q: Our HOA continues to have meetings without posting a proper notice, no agenda. The directors receive an agenda, but the members do not. Is this considered an illegal meeting? And if so, do all the ...

When the pandemic first hit, homeowners association boards had a dilemma - how to hold meetings when people can't meet in person like the government requires? Hope Carmichael, an HOA attorney and past ...

Q: Our HOA board has consistently said they are having meetings to do emergency actions. I know that they talk on the telephone, decide what to say and never send out meeting minutes. They have ...

During the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, HOAs were presented with a conundrum: Local health authorities prohibited gatherings of more than a few unrelated persons, and HOA boards were required by ...