APRIL IS FAIR HOUSING MONTH This April marks the 53rd anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (also known as the Fair Housing Act), which “prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin, [and] sex” written by Senator Edward Brooke, the…
Sandra L. Gottlieb, Esq., CCAL and Joan Lewis-Heard, Esq. were featured guests on The HOA Show podcast hosted by Ryan Gesell, CIRMS, CMCA of Cline Insurance Agency. In the episode, they talk about the Civil Rights Movement, the history of the Fair Housing Act and other discrimination thwarting legislation, and…
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…
By David Swedelson, Esq. Senior Partner and Community Association Attorney at SwedelsonGottlieb We are enduring a serious pandemic and social distancing is the norm. How can community association boards protect the health and safety of the board members, owners, management and others who attend board meetings, while also complying with…
We have bad news. Despite a lot of lobbying work, the legislature passed, and the Governor signed into law Assembly Bill 3182 (“AB 3182”), which amends Civil Code section 4740 and adds a new section 4741 to the Civil Code. Pursuant to the new section 4741, an owner of a…
Sandra L. Gottlieb, Esq., CCAL and Tim Cline, CRIMS discuss reopening amenities in the midst of the pandemic, including issues on liability, insurance coverage (or lack their of), worker’s compensation issues, safety, health and welfare, and government orders. This is a hot topic on the minds of many board members…
From the Community Association Attorneys at SwedelsonGottlieb When community associations decide to have chemical pesticides or weed-killing herbicides such as Roundup applied, they must provide detailed, written advance notice to homeowners and residents. Pursuant to Civil Code §4777(b), “an association or its authorized agent that applies any pesticide to a…
By David Swedelson, Community Association Attorney at SwedelsonGottlieb Interesting story out of Florida About an 86-year-old owner who wanted to do something to show his support for the black lives matter movement. He wanted to stand in solidarity with those that are protesting to protect black lives, so, with the…
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the closures of community association pools, spas, tennis courts, gyms and other recreational facilties. The good news is that the State of California and the 58 counties are in the process of issuing new orders regarding the use of community association pools, tennis courts and…
From the attorneys at SwedelsonGottlieb, Community Association Attorneys At the same time as the State announced that California has become the fourth state in the country to surpass 100,000 coronavirus infections and that 100,000 people have died in the United States from COVID-19, Los Angeles County issued a new order…