Real Property – HOA General

Real Property- Right of member to attend board meeting of homeowner’s association did not include any right to be represented at such meeting by an attorney.  Where home ownership was transferred to a limited liability company, which thereby became a member of the association, the LLC’s right to attend board Read more…

Broker – Loans

For purposes of Civil Code Sec. 1916.1–which states that “a loan…is arranged by a person licensed as a real estate broker [and thus exempt from the state constitutional ban on usury] when the broker…acts for compensation or in expectation of compensation for soliciting, negotiating, or arranging the loan for another”–a Read more…

Ask the Expert

Is an association obligated to provide board candidates access to association media for campaign purposes, and what action, if any, can the association take if campaign materials are derogatory, inflammatory or otherwise controversial? Associations are not obligated to provide board candidates access to association media for campaign purposes. Association election Read more…