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Association Issues: Dealing Drugs from a Unit

By Bell Properties Monday, December 30, 2019

QUESTION: Can a board be held liable if a unit owner has a permanent house guest that is dealing drugs from the unit? ANSWER: Neighbors are understandably concerned for their safety when they see a stream of strangers going into and out of a unit--some of them rough lo...

Condo Association: EV Charging

By Bell Properties Saturday, December 14, 2019

EV CHARGING STATION POWER CORD QUESTION: We recently had a homeowner request permission to install an EV charging station in his garage. That wouldn’t be a problem except he wants to use it to charge a car outside his garage. The Board feared that would represent a tr...

New California Laws, 2019 & 2020

By Bell Properties Sunday, November 24, 2019

The following is a partial list of laws recently signed, in the state of California, that take effect as of January 1, 2019, and also AB 1482, which takes effect January 1, 2020 with some retroactive elements. These laws can be found on the state government site at http://l...

Statewide Rent Control

By Bell Properties Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Breaking down the new law, and what it means for owners and tenants. AB 1482 California has passed statewide rent control this month (AB 1482), ignoring the will of the people who voted 62% to 38% against a different piece of rent control legislation (Proposition 10) just under a...

Can you get sued, for posting a negative review?

By Bell Properties Thursday, October 10, 2019

Posting online reviews may seem semi anonymous, but don't be fooled, you can be held liable for posting erroneous reviews. Small businesses often live or die by word-of-mouth, as roughly 86% of U.S. consumers consult online reviews before patronizing a local business, accordi...

HOA Cameras

By Bell Properties Saturday, August 31, 2019

QUESTION: I was chairman of our security committee. Only myself and my backup had access to the security camera system. This was to ensure the privacy of our tenants. The president demanded that I give access to board members stating that they have a right to s...

Noisy Hardwood Floors

By Bell Properties Sunday, August 25, 2019

The beauty of hardwood floors can be enticing. What do your Association rules say about installing hardwoods? QUESTION: The owner of an upper unit installed a wood floor less than a year ago that disturbed the tenants below so much that they moved out because they could not stand...

Self Defense

By Bell Properties Monday, August 19, 2019

Legal Liability of a lethal force incident in HOA common areas Who's responsible in case of an accident in the HOA common areas. I am on the board of directors and I’ve always carried my firearm concealed whenever I’m working outside on the property for the ...

Water Heater Timer

By Bell Properties Thursday, August 15, 2019

WATER HEATER RECICULATING PUMP TIMERS SCHEDULING - IS THAT REALLY LEGAL? QUESTION: The new president installed a timer on the water heater recirculating pump so that hot water only circulates during the hours of 6-10 am & 5-10 pm. During t...

Adding Handicap Access

By Bell Properties Sunday, August 4, 2019

QUESTION: For years, I have been asking my association to install handicapped access to our pool and walkways. They said it would be ugly and refused. Should the board make an effort to have these things installed once asked? ANSWER: With some excepti...

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