Did you Know? Deciphering the Election by Acclamation Process: A Sample Timeline By Adrian Chiang, Esq. As you may know, the State revised Civil Code § 5103 and created a process allowing for a Board election by acclamation. Election by acclamation allows an association to skip the final ballot process…
Election-Year Etiquette: Tips for Keeping Board Meetings Civil As we are living through an election year, we can expect heightened passion around political views, some of which may surface at our Community Association Board meetings. The energy and enthusiasm that come with election season can sometimes lead to heated debates…
Did you Know? The Required Steps Associations Must Take for a Successful Election by Acclamation By Leena Danpour, Esq. On January 1, 2022, California Civil Code 5103 took effect and added the possibility for Board candidates to be elected by acclamation. This process can be used when the number of…
When SB 323 took effect on January 1, 2020, it greatly modified the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act’s election procedures, including timelines for conducting an election. In the process, it inadvertently created a conflict in the law regarding recall elections that community associations have been struggling with ever since. …
California community association attorneys, managers and others in the industry have differing opinions on how to properly and legally proceed with uncontested elections — elections in which the number of candidates is less than or equal to the number of board positions needed to be filled. Prior to 2020 when…
By David Swedelson, Senior Partner and Community Association Attorney at SwedelsonGottlieb I first heard about voter suppression in law school, where I learned that the United States has a long tradition of threatening voter access. I thought it was a thing of the past. But I have been surprised by…
Prepared by the Community Association Attorneys at SwedelsonGottlieb Senate Bill 323, proposed new law that would impact how California community association conduct elections, was approved by the Senate and Assembly was presented to Governor Newsom for his signature. This proposed legislation will impact and change the procedural requirements for most…
By: David Swedelson, Partner at SwedelsonGottlieb, Community Association Attorneys It is an old problem. Many California community associations cannot motivate their owners to participate or even vote at association elections. We have had clients that have been unable to obtain a quorum for director elections for more than 20 years.…
By Cyrus Koochek, Esq., Associate Attorney, SwedelsonGottlieb, Community Association Attorneys Every board of directors for every condo or homeowners association has been there; the board wants to do something that it should be “obvious” that the association needs, such as a needed capital improvement to the common area, or an…
Blog post by Sandra Gottlieb, community association attorney and Senior Partner at SwedelsonGottlieb California community association attorneys, managers and others in the industry have differing opinions on how to properly and legally proceed with uncontested elections – elections in which the number of candidates is less than or equal to…