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Rockin' the suburbs

Homeowners associations have the power of government--but what about the accountability?

August 12, 2005

By Jeffrey M. Barker (View author info)
Copyright 2005 Chico Community Publishing, Inc.

Roseville, California -

Two proposed laws for homeowner associations are making their way to floor votes in the California legislature An Assembly bill, sponsored by Dave Jones, D-Sacramento, outlines more clearly what kinds of financial documents homeowners associations would be required to cough up if a member requests them, and also specifies that a homeowner can take an association to small-claims court rather than the more costly Superior Court. A second effort, by Senator Denise Ducheny, D-San Diego, seeks to restrict how homeowners associations are able to foreclose on a home.

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