We are proud to announce that Montecina at La Costa Homeowners Association has selected Tinnelly Law Group as their associations’ legal counsel. Montecina by Taylor Morrison is a brand new community of single family homes located within the La Costa Town Square development in Carlsbad. Residents will enjoy a community park, garden, and ocean…
*New Legislation Existing law requires a landlord to repair certain “dilapidations” that render a unit untenantable. SB 655 (Mitchell) was proposed earlier this year in order to specify a landlord’s responsibilities in connection with repairs to a building that are necessitated by the presence of mold. SB 655 was approved on…
We are proud to announce that Artisan Homeowners Association has selected Tinnelly Law Group as their associations’ legal counsel. Artisan in Menlo Park features luxury single-family detached homes and townhomes. Menlo Park is in close proximity to Stanford University and Menlo College, and has a downtown with unique and upscale shops…
We are proud to announce that Summer Lake Owners Association has selected Tinnelly Law Group as their associations’ legal counsel. Centered around a 25-acre lake, Summer Lake’s Oakley location provides a picturesque California Delta living experience. Close to both the Bay Area and Sacramento, Summer Lake is on the Delta region, next…
*New Legislation We have blogged about legislation enacted in 2014 that made several changes to Civil Code Section 4735 in response to California’s continuing, record-breaking drought. One of those changes served to prohibit HOAs from fining homeowners for failing to adequately water vegetation or lawns during government-declared drought periods. Earlier…
We are proud to announce that Linea Owners Association has selected Tinnelly Law Group as their associations’ legal counsel. Linea is a luxury mid-rise located in the Hayes Valley area of San Francisco. It was designed by world-renowned architect Bernardo Fort-Brescia, with walls of glass framed by geometric pillars, creating a prism-like effect. Residents enjoy…
*New Legislation Many sets of HOA governing documents contain provisions that prohibit clotheslines from being hung outside of an owner’s unit and/or in any area that is visible from adjoining properties or HOA common area. AB 1448 (Lopez) was proposed earlier this year in order to limit the extent to…
We are proud to announce that Sea Ridge Condominium Association has selected Tinnelly Law Group as their associations’ legal counsel. Sea Ridge is a condominium community located in the City of Dana Point, in close proximity to pristine beaches and the St. Regis Resort. Residents enjoy expansive ocean and greenbelt views, tennis courts, a community pool,…
New Legislation* In recent years the California legislature has proposed bills that would require homeowners associations (HOAs) to permit the installation of artificial turf (grass) in their communities. Those bills never made it into law, and were vetoed by the California Governor due to the Governor’s belief that “[t]he decision…
The requirements for operating and maintaining “public pools” have been subject to various regulatory changes in recent years. Those changes have impacted pools within private homeowners associations (HOAs), as the California Legislature and Department of Health have defined the term “public pools” to include pools located within private HOAs and residential…