Archive for December, 2011
Davis-Sterling.com Newsletter – 12/18/2011
CIGAR SMOKING ON PATIO QUESTION: The board recently prohibited smoking on patios (our tenants enjoy an occasional cigar). Do my tenants have to abide by this rule even though my lease agreement was signed before the rule was adopted? ANSWER: Yes, the rule applies to your tenants. The lease agreement between you and your tenant [...]
Epsten Grinnell & Howell – Senate Bill 563: Use of a Preauthorization Consent Form to Allow Emergency Decisions by Electronic Transmission
By: Susan M. Hawks McClintic, Esq. As many associations are aware, Senate Bill 563 (SB 563) will become effective on January 1, 2012. SB 563 makes various changes to board meeting requirements. One of these changes is to prohibit community association boards of directors from taking action on any item of business outside of a [...]
Davis-Sterling.com Newsletter – 12/04/2011
PET BURIAL IN COMMON AREAS QUESTION: Is there a legal ruling regarding burial of pet remains in the common areas of an association? ANSWER: Wow. That’s a new one! I suppose a pet could be buried in the common areas if 67% of the membership approved an exclusive easement per Civil Code §1363.07. But I see [...]