by cai-clac | Jun 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
Just imagine how attentive politicians would be to “the people’s business” if they faced personal liability to the voters for financial losses resulting from “doing nothing” or “going too far”? In America, once someone wins an...
by cai-clac | Dec 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
CAI-CLAC is proud to announce its newest committee (drum roll…), the Legislative Strategy & Research Committee (LSRC)! The LSRC has been created to support the legislative agenda of CLAC through forward planning, development of strategy, and research. It is our...
by cai-clac | Nov 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
On Oct. 28, 2013, the California Court of Appeal issued a key decision further clarifying a community association manager’s ability to charge transfer fees upon a change of ownership. Richardson Harman Ober PC filed an Amicus Brief on behalf of CAI in support of the...
by cai-clac | Sep 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed SB 745 into law. The bill is a multi-issue omnibus bill, and as to community associations primarily acts to “clean up” some issues related to the reorganizing of the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act, which...
by cai-clac | Jul 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
A California appellate court recently overruled a trial court decision that allowed a homeowners association board to advocate a point of view in an election to amend the association’s governing documents. Wittenberg v. Beachwalk Homeowners Association, which the...
by cai-clac | Apr 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
SB 752 would create the Commercial and Industrial Common Interest Development Act, drafted by the California Law Revision Commission, or “CLRC.” It would create an entirely new Part of the Civil Code, beginning with Section 6500. If passed and signed...
by cai-clac | Dec 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
By now, most of us have heard about AB805 and AB806 being chaptered. The new laws created by these bills will take effect on January 1, 2014. While the changes appear fairly widespread, they are designed to make the code easier to read and understand. The entire Act...