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Homeowners Association Rules You Need to Know
A homeowners association is a legal organization made up of community members who volunteered to carry out governing documents. These documents include Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (CC&Rs) that include common homeowners association rules that homeowners...
3 Legal Duties of HOA Board Members
Being on the board of directors for a homeowners association comes with a lot of responsibility. The board is responsible for making sure the entire community is running well. This includes making sure all of the homeowners are following the rules, making sure the...
Preparing Your Homeowners Association For An Emergency
It is an unprecedented time in our country. Each day we turn on the news and hear new ways coronavirus, or COVID-19 is bringing changes to our lives. While we adjust to our temporary and new normal, life still goes on. And part of that is your homeowner's association...
How to Switch Your Homeowners Association Management Company
Whether your board has only been working with your HOA management company for a couple of years, or your board inherited an HOA management company that has been around for decades, there can be times when it is no longer the right fit. It can appear complicated and...
Baydaline & Jacobsen LLP: Community Association Statue Book 2020 Edition
Baydaline & Jacobsen represents several hundred community associations throughout, California and Nevada. The firm provides quality, insightful, creative, and timely legal service. The attorneys of Baydaline & Jacobsen LLP are dedicated to providing our...
What to Look For When Hiring an HOA Management Company?
Board members of a homeowners association take on a lot of responsibility. Not only could the sheer number of tasks be intimidating, but the types of skills required aren’t always found within the board. When this is the case, the homeowners association may consider...
How To Keep Home Modification Within The Association Guidelines
Inevitably, there will be times when homeowners association residents want to make changes to their homes. And when living in a homeowners association, it is a bigger decision than choosing which paint is the best. There are guidelines about what can and can't be...
The Benefits of Working With a Homeowners Association Management Company
Being on the board of a homeowners’ association is not easy. It brings a wide variety of essential responsibilities for keeping the entire organization running. Budgeting, handling repairs, collecting fees, ensuring maintenance are just some of the things demanded of...
Homeowners Association and Security
One of the most important aspects of a managed community is its security. Homeowners obviously want to feel safe. But having a great security system isn’t just needed for homeowners’ peace of mind. Security is part of the fiduciary duty of the HOA board of directors....
How to Collect Difficult Homeowners Association Fees
When an HOA homeowner has failed to pay their fees, the board has a fiduciary responsibility to pursue collection of that money. The entire community depends on the benefits the dues pay for. If the board can’t pay for services that are expected by the...
How HOAs Can Work With Disabled Residents
For the most part, homeowners association boards try to enforce the rules as uniformly as possible. They want to avoid any accusation of being unfair or treating some residents differently. But there is a time when the board must consider breaking the rules – when...
Can and Should Homeowners Associations Regulate Flags?
Most of the time, Homeowners' Association rules are pretty straight forward. Certain architectural restrictions are understood, fees are due a certain day, etc. However, there are a few times rules that affect issues that can be very sensitive for the community. One...
AN ASSOCIATION IS MORE THAN JUST A BUNCH OF HOMES
IT'S A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLEOur promise to you is that we remain diligent in understanding your community’s specific needs. We refine and tailor our work and bigger picture goals to ensure that your community consistently runs smoothly, residents’ needs are heard, guidelines are communicated, and that a happy, healthy neighborhood is continually fostered.