Helping homeowners find solutions to HOA problems
In doing research for this website, I came across an article in www.siliconvalley.com that features two California startups, Association Reserves and Condofax, that will be selling Carfax style reports. I encourage you to read the entire article. I did take a look at Transparency HOA, an Oakland-based non-profit, which offers a free report, but did…
What are reserve funds? HOA reserve funds are like a savings account for major items such as resurfacing asphalt, replacing roofs, etc. The reserve study typically forecasts out the costs of maintaining these various components for the next 30 years. As a financial advisor, I help my clients figure out how much they should budget…
Did you know that you can receive the email as well as mailing addresses for your community? Title your email subject “Formal Request for Membership Emails and addresses.” Reference Civil Code § 5225. Membership List Request Requirements. Be sure to reference this civil code and also include the purpose of your request. Suggest that they…
Why inspect HOA records? There are many reasons to request records. My journey of HOA problems began as a board member when a homeowner discovered that our HOA manager had been issuing work orders for landscape renovations which were not authorized by the board. Without going into the whole entire story which is for another…