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  • Attorneys
    • Mark T. Guithues
    • Jay J. Brown
    • Laurie F. Masotto
    • Michael J. Alti
    • Jeffrey W. Speights
    • Tracy F. Linkowski
  • Practice Areas
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Corporate Transparency Act FILING OBGLIGATION RE-IMPOSED!

February 21, 2025 | Case Law, HOA Law

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

WORKPLACE VIOLENCE PREVENTION PLANS – COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS WITH EMPLOYEES NEED TO COMPLY

July 9, 2024 | HOA Law

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

STATUS: INDUSTRY EFFORTS TO FIGHT THE PROPERTY INSURANCE CRISIS

August 8, 2022 | HOA Law

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

LEGAL UPDATE Debt Collection Licensing Act Inapplicable to the Collection of “Routine” HOA Assessments

June 20, 2022 | HOA Law

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

Pools, A Deeper Dive, by Mark Guithues of Community Legal Advisors Inc.

June 16, 2022 | HOA Law

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

QUICK SETTLEMENT REACHED IN SURFSIDE’S CHAMPLAIN TOWERS SOUTH HIGH-RISE CONDOMINIUM COLLAPSE

May 19, 2022 | Case Law, HOA Law

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

Reminder: July 1, 2022 Deadline to Have Completed Amendment to Rental Restrictions Which Conflict with Law

April 19, 2022 | HOA Law

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

SUMMARY OF NEW LEGISLATION AND CASE LAW

February 24, 2022 | HOA Law

January 2022 (Residential Communities Only)

THANK YOU!  On behalf of all of us at Community Legal Advisors Inc., thank you for trusting our firm with your community association’s legal needs.  This year, our summary is longer than ever before because our legislature passed so many new laws. THIS DOCUMENT IS ADVICE TO OUR CLIENTS AND A PRIMARY BENEFIT DESCRIBED BY OUR... Read More

Reminder: July 1, 2022 Deadline to Have Completed Amendment to Rental Restrictions Which Conflict with Law

January 18, 2022 | HOA Law

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 just extended the time for unilateral Board amendment to remedy non-compliant rental restrictions until July 1, 2022. For example, if your CC&Rs impose a minimum lease term... Read More

New Year Brings New Law re: Virtual Board Meetings

January 6, 2022 | HOA Law

As you prepare for your January Board meetings, remember that in order to legally meet virtually, the “first” meeting notice must be sent out via “individual notice” (either by mail or by email to those owners who have consented to receive notice via email), and shall contain the following information: Date/time of meetingAgendaJoining instructions for video/audio and telephoneNEW- email address and... Read More

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