We’ve been receiving many inquiries about Senate Bill 9 (SB 9) and how it will impact HOAs in California.   As you may be aware, Governor Newsom recently signed SB 9, which will take effect on January 1, 2022.  SB 9 requires cities and counties to ministerially approve certain two-unit projects and lot splits on lots zoned single-family. This means... Read More

Whether you liked or disliked the provisions of last year’s AB 3182, we are very pleased to inform you that Governor Newsom signed “clean up” Assembly Bill 1584 (AB 1584) into law on September 28.  AB 1584 now expressly allows a board of directors to unilaterally amend the association’s governing documents to comply with AB 3182.  Boards now have... Read More

The California Supreme Court just decided a case about the rate of premium pay that employees are owed if their employer fails to provide them a compliant meal period or rest break.  In Ferra v. Loews Hollywood Hotel, LLC, the Supreme Court held that premium payments must not be solely based on the employee’s base hourly rate, but must... Read More

The attached article appeared in the Spring 2021 edition of The Law Journal published by CACM.org. Michael J. Alti Esq explains how Assembly Bill 3182, which took effect on January 1, 2021, hampers the ability of associations to restrict rentals in their communities. Alti-AB-3182-Article-in-Spring-Law-JournalDownload Read More

“Dear HOA, please DO SOMETHING about my neighbors: COVID day 19:  Ping – pong – The neighbors are using COVID 19 to hone their ping pong skills until midnight each night! COVID day 33:   College students have come home with their cars and have no permits- there’s no place to park! COVID day 75:  A new patio cover is going up next... Read More

Greetings to CLA clients and community association managers. The purpose of this e-mail is to provide you a “pep-talk” as to how to keep your communities strong going into the fourth quarter of 2020. Keep Meeting:  Most of our clients are meeting on Zoom and utilizing other all-electronic measures. Meetings for residential HOA’s, unless executive session, must remain open to... Read More

On Friday, August 28, Governor Newsom announced that California is moving away from its “watch list” system and shifting to a simplified color-coded set of COVID-19 guidelines for counties to allow the gradual reopening of business and activities. We’d like to briefly summarize this new system for you, and notify you on the latest regarding schools and the workplace. State... Read More

A bill is being considered in the California state legislature that will create significant harm to California’s more than 55,000 common interest developments if passed. Thanks to all our advocates, another harmful bill (AB 3040) is no longer being considered.  AB 3182 places unreasonable restrictions on your association’s ability to enact rental restrictions by creating a one size fits all approach to California... Read More