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It is almost commonplace at Association or Board of Director meetings for tempers to flare or emotions to run high, leading to very animated exchanges between members and members or members and directors.  Some of these exchanges get downright nasty and personal, with all kinds of accusations being made during these emotionally charged meetings.  For…
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As most litigators will tell you, serving a civil lawsuit on a defendant can often be a challenging task.  Specifically, defendants, especially when they know that they may be the subject of a lawsuit will go to great lengths to attempt to avoid service of process of the Summons and Complaint.  Until the Summons and…
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Management companies, for the most part, have become more sophisticated over the last several years.  This is as a result of education and training that many management companies are requiring of their managers, which benefits both the management company and the associations which they manage.  The realization of the need for training and education is…
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Without a doubt, one of the most contentious types of dispute which can arise in California single family home development is one involving interference or impairment of view.  One of the reasons that such disputes are so heated is because there is tremendous subjectivity in defining a “view,” let alone determining what constitutes a view…
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2011 California Legislative Update

AB771 (Butler): Request for Documents/Fees: This law will amend Civil Code Section 1368 and add Section 1368.2. Currently, the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act requires that an owner of a separate interest in a Common Interest Development provide specific documents to prospective purchasers of that property. In addition, homeowners associations are…
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Tesoro del Valle Master Homeowners Association v. Griffin

This case involves the enforcement of architectural restrictions in an association’s governing documents as against proposed installation of solar panels by an owner of a home within a planned unit development.

Griffin was the owner of a home within the Association who submitted an application to be…
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David A. Loewenthal
Loewenthal, Hillshafer & Carter, LLP

Wayne Guralnick
Guralnick & Gilliland, LLP

OPENING POLLING QUESTION

What type of manager are you?

Portfolio Manager

On-site Manager

POLLING QUESTION NO. 1

Do you manage at least one account with 500…
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