By a razor-thin majority of 51.1 percent, California residents passed the state’s Proposition 19 in November. Replacing Prop. 13, enacted in 1978, significant changes in residential property taxes will go into effect on April 1. As with any successful proposition...
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Failing LLC Operating Agreements
Entrepreneur provides an excellent summary of the reasons why a Limited Liablity Company Operating Agreement can fail in this Article. Setting up the business correctly to start and periodically reviewing the changing ownership needs are key to a successful LLC...
WALDRON’S AB 1943: HELPING OWNERS IN SUBDIVIDED MH PARKS
Assemblymember Waldron introduced California AB 1943 to assist mobile and manufactured home owners located in subdivided mobilehome parks. This bill clarifies Health and Safety Code section 18551 to include all subdivided mobilehome parks, including condominium type...
Property Owners Diminished Due Process Rights
Property owners have diminished due process rights when dealing with the regulatory morass of governmental entities. The best article I have read regarding this problem was written by Jeremy Talcotta, Attorney, entitled "Due Process: Criminals vs. property...
Mobilehomes With Past Due Fees – HCD’s Exemption Program
Mobilehomes and Manufactured Homes with past-due registration fees and taxes have relief. HCD, the California Department of Housing and Community Development, has a new state program that provides waivers for past-due fees and taxes. The News Release prepared by HCD...
Mobilehome Parks – “Title 25”
Mobilehome Parks are governed by "Title 25" of the California Code of Regulations which implements the Mobilehome Park Act, California Health and Safety Code sections 18200 et seq. Generally, the statute, and implementing reguations are the building codes for...
Mobilehome Parks Variety of Ownership Structures for Residents
Mobilehome Parks offer a full range of alternative living lifestyles - from very low income housing to upper end housing such as in Malibu; from 1950s RVs to modern homes with all the amenities; from age restricted to family occupancy. One of the ongoing issues...
Limitation on Notice of Delinquent Assessments in HOAs (4 of 4)
Limitation on Notices of Delinquent Assessments in HOAs was imposed by the court in In re Guajardo (Bankr ND Cal, Mar. 11, 2016, No. 1531452DM) 2016 Bankr LEXIS 769, *8. For the collection of deliquent assessment in HOAs, the general practice has been, and continues...
Indemnity Does Not Always Protect HOA Directors (3 of 4)
Indemnity for an HOA Director does not mean a Director can take actions or fail to take actions without incurring liability. To avoid liability a Director must act in accordance with the "business judgment rule" and with diligence.In the case of Palm Springs...
Housing Crisis = Business Crisis
The California Department of Housing and Community Development distributes a weekly news update from various sources. This week one of the articles was entitled "Housing crisis needs California lawmakers to build consensus now." The opinion article is from...
