A MERICAN

H OMEOWNERS

R ESOURCE

C ENTER
California

HOUSING LAWS PENDING

AUGUST 1994

A publication of AHRC NEWS SERVICES

Volume 94-1
August 1994
National Headquarters: P.O. Box 97, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92693-0097 (714) 366-2125
Contact: Elizabeth McMahon
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

California homeowners rights, homes and savings are being traded in Sacramento as usual by CAI/CLAC/ ECHO lawyers and legislators who represent special interests.

When the state is reeling under a litigation explosion that is tearing apart the housing industry, these lawyers, their lobbyists and legislators are pushing bills which will only increase their fees.

The following 4 bills are but examples of how lawyers and legislators who represent special interest are dragging this country into a deeper mess.
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Bill #

Author
Sponsor Agenda

Opposition
Status

Homeowners Position

Why they Object

AB 1545

Julie Bornstein

Assembly

D- Palm Desert

 CAI CLAC CTLA Lawyers

Hidden Agenda Unlimited Income for lawyers

 Senate Judiciary committee

Hearing Date: Aug 9, '94
Vote No

AB1545 allows unlimited lawyers fees.

Bornstein's provision to put association dues ' liens before the first trust deed would make it difficult for homeowners finance their homes.

AB 154

Deidre Alpert

Assembly

D-San Diego

 ECHO CAI CLAC Lawyers

Hidden Agenda Unlimited Income for lawyer

 Senate Judiciary Committee

Hearing Date: Pending

Vote No

Bill authorizes boards and lawyers to start lawsuits without knowledge and consent of owners.

It takes homeowner money and equity to fund lawsuits.
AB 2073

Charles Calderon

D -Montebello

 BIA Builders

Agenda To stop lawyers from bankrupting builders

Senate Judiciary Committee

Hearing Date: Pending
Vote No

Bill denies homeowners right to vote on construction defect lawsuits regarding their homes.

Original bill protected this right.

Lawyers had it removed. Homeowner no say, plenty pay
AB 2770

Dominic Cortese

D -San Jose

CAR

Realtors

 Senate Judiciary Committee

Hearing Date: Pending
Vote No

1.romotes financial irresponsibility

2. Strips homeowners of right to vote on use of his own funds.

3. Give blank check to associations and lawyers to use homeowner money savings and equity without consent or knowledge of homeowners.

CAI Community Association Institute is a trade group of lawyers who make a living off off lawsuits they manufacture in homeowner associations. CAI evangelist, Katherine Rosenberry was hired to write the homeowner association laws for California and asked to create intentional loopholes to "take care of the vendors interests". Rosenberry created not laws but claws to steal homes.

CLAC - California Legislative Action Committee - a spin off of CAI to raise money to finace politicians who helped them get laws passed,

 ECHO - a trade group of lawyers, some of who are also CAI members.

CTLA - California Trial Lawyers Association - trade-lobby group for the lawsuit industry.
Julie Bornstein (D)- Homeowners helped expose assemblywoman Julie Bornstein (D), the anti homeowner lawyer, broker. She did lost her relection bid.

Gray Davis (D), the governor of California, who created the homeowner association laws to "take care of the lobbyist" who paid him, put her on public payroll as his housing consultant in 2000.
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