by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Apr 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
Because homeowners associations are controlled and operated by part-time volunteer members who serve as officers and directors and unrelated third-party mangers that are hired to provide management services, they are especially vulnerable to losses that result from...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Apr 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
California Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez has introduced legislation that would make it clear that those who live in common interest developments can plant drought-resistant landscaping without fear of fines from their homeowners association for violation of the...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Dec 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
The results of a national survey conducted in this year by Zogby Analytics for the Foundation for Community Association Research on homeowner satisfaction with community associations has been published by the Community Associations Institute. The survey concludes that...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Oct 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
By now, we’ve all come to grips with the fact that this is shaping up as the most monumental presidential election in (at least) a generation. The results in November will ultimately determine which way the Supreme Court will lean, who will be allowed into the...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Oct 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
Homes in zip codes with at least one good elementary school have higher values and stronger home price appreciation over the long term than homes in zip codes without any good elementary schools—where homes lost more value during the housing downturn but have seen...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Dec 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
UNREPORTED California Appellate Court decision (December 7, 2015). In this case, a condominium owner sued her homeowners association, its property management company, and its directors in their individual capacities for damage caused to her condominium unit that the...
