HOA Lawyer Blog
Laguna Woods’ United Mutual HOA board voted unanimously this month to adopt a policy to compel residents suspected of hoarding to allow the association to inspect their home.
In the wake of the policy’s adoption, the HOA’s board of directors sought to assure the association’s members that the policy would not be abused and that members would not be subject to the HOA “breaking down” their doors.
The policy states that once a complaint is filed by one of the association’s members, an inspection would be ordered of the residence where the hoarding is suspected. The HOA board must first get the resident’s permission to enter the unit for the inspection. However, residents who refuse the inspections will be called to a disciplinary hearing before the board.