by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Jul 10, 2016 | Board of Directors, Case Decisions, Dispute Resolution
CERTIFIED California Appellate Court decision (June 21, 2016) This case involved an action by a homeowners association (“Association”) against an individual homeowner and pertains to claims relating to actions that she took while serving as an officer and director of...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Mar 17, 2016 | Board of Directors
The conducting of HOA board of directors meetings which allow for discussion and voting on all items of business that are on an agenda, in addition to the many other things that are brought up at a meeting , and allowing a reasonable amount of time for homeowners to...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Oct 29, 2015 | Board of Directors
Advances in technology have made it easier and easier for people to instantly receive and respond to information electronically via email and text messaging. These methods of communicating have become so engrained in people’s personal and business lives that it...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Jun 8, 2015 | Board of Directors
Homeowners associations frequently have to deal with the reality of having vacancies on their board of directors. A vacancy on an association’s board of directors is created by any of the following: a. The death of a director; b. The resignation of a director;...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Mar 16, 2015 | Board of Directors
The conducting of homeowners association business by the association’s board of directors is not just a commitment to meeting for couple hours every month or so. HOA directors have a lot of responsibility and the proper performance of their jobs as directors...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Dec 24, 2014 | Board of Directors
Directors of community associations, like directors of other nonprofit corporations, are not guarantors of the success of the association and are not typically liable for mere mistakes in judgment. Courts require only that directors act as ordinary, prudent people and...