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| Sacramento, California - The week of June 28 is the last week for bills to be heard before legislative committees. After that, all bills go to the full floor of each house for vote.
As there will be literally thousands of bills cascading through both houses, the hearings in legislative committees this week become critical. Those with strong support will generally sail through the full house.
The week of June 28 is the last week for bills to be heard before legislative committees. After that, all bills go to the full floor of each house for vote.
As there will be literally thousands of bills cascading through both houses, the hearings in legislative committees this week become critical. Those with strong support will generally sail through the full house.
For homeowners, there are two bills of major importance before the
Senate Judiciary Committee for Tuesday June 29, 2004.
Date: Tuesday June 29, 2004
Time: 1:30pm
Place: Room 4203 - State Capitol - Sacramento, California
Telephone: (916)445-5957
AB 2598 ( Steinberg) would forbid both judicial and non-judicial foreclosure in homeowner associations for amounts less than $2,500. If such a bill had been in place, Tom Radcliff would not have lost his $280,000 home for $120. It is imperative that this bill pass.
AB 2718 (Laird) proposes greater transparency on the state of reserves in homeowner associations. This is good. But in the process, the lobbyists stuck in a golden egg for themselves - as usual. The bill would allow the homeowner association to charge "reasonable fees based on actual cost" to reproduce the material. Homeowners know what this means - the sky is the limit! One management company charges $550 to merely change a name in a computer when the property is sold.
Homeowners have been pressing for an amendment that would require the pricing structure of Evidence Code 1583 to be used. This caps copying costs at 10c a page. Some homeowner associations charge up to $10 a page. It was in the original version of the bill, but the lobbyists snuck it out.
Furthermore, homeowners have been pressing for an amendment to Civil Code section 1366.2 which allows a homeowner association to file a lienable statement with the county recorder's office for "transfer fees, and similar charges." In essence, this allows a management company to file a lien against your home through the homeowner association. Homeowners are asking that the phrase "transfer fees, and similar charges" be removed from Sec. 1366.2.
All those homeowner who can possibly attend this last Senate Judiciary Committee hearing should do so. The lobbyists will be there in full force, so it is important not to let them win by default.
By attending, you earn a higher place in heaven! We do not hope that our lobbyist friends go to the other place - but St. Peter does not like lobbyists!
Thanks for all your efforts throughout this tumultuous year!
We think we are on the brink of getting some important legislation passed. |
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