Late yesterday, the California Legislature passed (and the Governor signed) AB 130 which funds California’s annual budget. Oddly, the State’s funding bill included language capping HOA fines at $100* and added a few more hoops for Board’s to jump through when imposing those fines. NOTE THAT: Because funding bills are effective immediately, this is now California law! This means each... Read More
The Fire Safety Research Institute and the Fire Protection Research Foundation (FPRF) have issued an urgent safety advisory around a potential hazard involving fire blankets used for electric vehicle fire suppression efforts with battery involvement. During experiments involving the use of electric vehicle fire blankets to suppress an EV fire with battery involvement, it was observed that the deployment of a... Read More
Recently the United States Supreme Court granted a stay of the injunction previously granted by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which injunction nullified the (BOIR) registration requirement of the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”). This new ruling reinstates the filing requirement under the CTA and allows the original appeal to be fully reviewed by the Fifth Circuit Court of... Read More
California has long required employers to establish, implement and maintain an injury prevention program. With the passage of Senate Bill No. 553 (SB 553) last year, California has imposed now upon employers the additional obligation to establish, implement and maintain in all work areas, an effective workplace violence prevention plan (“WP Violence Plan”) which contains specified information. Beginning July 1, 2024 covered... Read More
Reprinted by permission of CAI’s California Legislative Action Committee. For more information, visit CLAC online at CAICLAC.com. Perspective: With historic property losses to California’s homeowners came an equally historic exodus of its property insurers – leading to 5x to 10x increases in the cost of property insurance - if same could be obtained at all. Members of Community Associations Institute (“CAI”)... Read More
In 2020, California SB 908 enacted the California Debt Collection Licensing Act (“DCLA”), which requires persons engaged in the business of collecting “consumer debt” to apply for and obtain a debt collector license from the newly created California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation (“CDFPI”). In a recent posting on its website, the CDFPI determined the DCLA does not apply to... Read More
Recently, I had the opportunity to discuss pool maintenance, reserves, new products, rules and common legal questions with General Manager John Walters of the Palm Valley Country Club and Alan Smith of Alan Smith Pools. CAI asked me to summarize our conversation for its membership. Maintenance. All pool maintenance begins with chlorine. This sanitizer kills e-coli and other bad stuff in... Read More
Just days ago, a $997 million dollar settlement was proposed to the Court on behalf of the victims of the collapse of the Champlain Towers South building, which occurred on June 24, 2021. The judge expressed surprise and admiration at the speed the proposed settlement was reached. As you may guess, a wide swath of parties will contribute to the settlement.... Read More
Bad News: If your association’s documents currently contain a minimum rental term of greater than 30 days or a rental cap of less than 25%, they now violate California law. Good news: The Legislature extended the time for unilateral Board amendment to remedy non-compliant rental restrictions until July 1, 2022. However, since it takes some time to review your existing... Read More
