CAI-GLAC Luncheon: 2024 Legislative Update

October 31, 2024

On November 20, 2024, Tom Ware will be speaking at the CAI-GLAC Legislative Update.  See attached link for more information. https://members.cai-glac.org/events/Details/educational-luncheon-november-skirball-983152?sourceTypeId=Website

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August 2024 Newsletter: The Corporate Transparency Act

September 12, 2024

Please visit the link below to read our August Newsletter written by Thomas Ware. Newsletter – Corporate Transparency Act

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Samantha Van Der Wall and David Bernardoni Obtain Defense Verdicts in Long Fought HOA Battle

May 24, 2024
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Congratulations to David Bernardoni and Samantha Van Der Wall for the defense verdicts they obtained on March 22, 2024.  In a complicated homeowners association case that had been pending since 2017, and involved three separate lawsuits consolidated for trial, defense verdicts were obtained in all three cases following a month-long jury trial.  Samantha Van Der […]

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2023 Legal Update

November 20, 2023

As most of you know, most laws that apply to homeowner associations that are charged with the duty of managing and operating condominiums, townhomes, and planned unit developments in California, are found in the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act at Sections 4000, et seq. of the Civil Code. The Act was originally adopted effective January […]

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2021 CAI-GRIE Educational Luncheon

December 7, 2021
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On Thursday, December 9, 2021, Tom Ware, will be speaking at the CAI-GRIE Educational Luncheon.  Please visit https://www.cai-grie.org/ for more information and to register.

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HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION DILEMMA DAMAGE CAUSED BY WATER LEAKS: WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?

July 19, 2021
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The Problem In a normal condominium building, the most prevalent claims by owners against their association are those arising from water leaks. The typical allegation is that water entered through the roof, a broken pipe inside a wall, or a planter adjacent to a first-floor unit, resulting in damage to the resident’s furnishings, decorations, finishes, […]

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New Unpublished Appellate Decision Involving Protection of Views Within California Homeowner Associations

February 28, 2021
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Homeowners tend to become very upset when their existing views will be obstructed by a neighbor’s proposed remodeling project. Conversely, owners who want to add a second story to their residence are just as adamant that they should have the right to upgrade their own homes as they see fit–without regard to whether their construction […]

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Divisive Political Climate and Unruh Act Claims: Potential Implications for Homeowners Associations

September 11, 2020
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It is no secret that the United States in 2020 is a more divided place than in recent memory. A combination of COVID-19 and social and political forces exacerbated by the media has led many of us to feel as though we are living through a period of heightened tension, mistrust, and anxiety, whether perceived […]

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HOW TO EXERCISE THE BOARD’S FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY IN THE MIDST OF A PANDEMIC

April 21, 2020
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We are currently facing an unprecedented crisis in our country and state, forcing us to adapt to conditions unlike any experienced in our lifetimes. Some have compared it to a state of war, circumstances so extraordinary that they justify at least a temporary suspension of basic civil liberties, while others believe that the response has […]

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Homeowner Association Dilemma Damage Caused by Water Leaks: Who is responsible?

February 29, 2020

1. The Problem In a normal condominium development, the most prevalent claims by owners against their association are those arising from water leaks. The typical allegation is that water entered through the roof, a broken pipe inside a wall, or a planter adjacent to a first floor unit, resulting in damage to the resident’s furnishings, […]

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