For those members in the Goleta Water District, please be advised that the continued hearing for the meter fee changes is Monday, July 9th at 7 PM at the Goleta School District board room – 401 N. Fairview, Goleta.

Each summer, we are privileged to have Beth Grimm, Attorney At Law present a legal issues meeting with us. Beth is from the East Bay Area and is active in legislative, educational and writing activities for HOAs. Several topics are discussed in depth with a moderated question and answer session from the audience. Topics under [...]

Sorry this is so late this time. I’ve already started the July issue! Please note our summer meeting in Goleta on July 24 is at the Encina Royale clubhouse. Directions (easy) are in the newsletter. In this issue: -Annual Summer Law Forum – July 24 -Changes in Vehicle Towing Laws -Tips from the Pool Guy [...]

Upcoming Meeting Insurance – The Good, The Bad and the Ugly South Coast member Tim Cline,President of the Timothy Cline Insurance Agency in Santa Monica will detail the current issues pertaining to availability and costs of insurance, especially earthquake, the factors creating the situation we currently face, how associations can mitigate the costs and whether [...]

“The Uncertain Future of Community Associations” Speaker: Tyler Berding, Esq Can community associations survive in California? That’s the question that many association directors and managers are facing. Growing shortfalls in budgeted reserves and operating expenses are becoming the rule rather than the exception. California’s statutory limits on assessments make remedies difficult. More and more aging [...]

Please mark your calendar for our annual Summer Legal Forum with Beth Grimm. How to Implement the New Elections Reform Law – Including Examples of How To Handle Elections in the Future for Board Members and Amending Governing Documents. At this meeting we will talk about what your association needs to know to conduct elections [...]

An evening with Skip Daum, Administrator/Advocate for Community Association Institute’s California Legislative Action Committee (CAI-CLAC). For many years, Mr. Daum has been the voice of Community Associations to the California Legislature. Based in Sacramento, Mr. Daum lobbies on behalf of associations to support appropriate legislation and to work with legislative staff to revise and/or oppose [...]