Q: I attended my first HOA meeting, and I noticed the format is slightly different from city council meetings. Board members were provided a lengthy document prepared by management, containing ...

Q. What is considered a reasonable time frame for the minutes to be released for the members to view? Our property management company has still not posted the minutes from the last months of 2024 and ...

Q: Do I as a homeowner have a right to see the contract between the HOA and a vendor? I have no desire to stir up problems. I appreciate your weekly column in the paper, I wish all my neighbors would ...

Q: How long does a homeowners association have to keep old records and files? We have files going all the way back to 2005. I was told by one of our HOA management staff that we should keep at least ...

Q: I’m concerned about my board no longer publishing minutes of their open meetings. I’ve asked for minutes for six months now, and the board doesn’t even bother replying to my queries. Our CC&Rs do ...

Q: Does your HOA board use a consent calendar as part of its regular meeting procedure? If not, your board is missing a chance to preserve meeting time and energy for agenda items requiring discussion ...

Q: I attended my first HOA meeting, and I noticed the format is slightly different from city council meetings. Board members were provided a lengthy document prepared by management, containing ...