Last Updated: December 28th, 2011

This page lists the names of articles in the newsletters from May 2005 to present.

December 2011
-Bad Debt Allowances in Homeowner Associations
-Interfund Borrowing from Reserves
-Selected Court Cases from 2011

November 2011
-Owners Don’t Like Unpleasant Surprises
-Free Mediations Offered through Santa Barbara County Program
-Santa Barbara City Tree and View Ordinance Protections
-Why Most HOAs do not need to be 100% Funded
-New California Legislation Effective in 2012

January 2011
-Is Volunteer Labor a Good Thing for your Community Association?
-Landscape Rebates Available from some Water Districts
-Tax and Finance Changes for 2011
-Reviewed vs. Audited Financial Statements

Summer-Fall 2010
-Protecting Your Community Association from Fraud
-Tax Filing Changes Ahead for Homeowner Associations
-FDIC Insurance and Bank Failure
-Wildfires – Does your HOA have Adequate Landscape Coverage?

July 2009
-How Not to Waste your Association’s Money
-FDIC Insurance Update & Insured Association Funds
-Revisiting “Good Standing” – Why is it Important
-An Association Calendar

June 2009
-Assessment Collection in an Economic Crisis
-Small Claims Experience
-2008 Appellate Court Decisions

January 2009
-South Coast HOA – 20 Years Later
-HOA Financial Comparison Analysis – 2004-2007
-Tax Reporting and Filing Deadlines

November 2008
-Understanding your Association’s Financial Statements
-The Art of Delivery: Mail, Posting or Personal Delivery
-Federal Pool Safety Act Affects HOA Pools/Spas

September 2008
-Annual Disclosures to be sent with your 2009 Budget
-2008 California HOA Legislation – Passed/Vetoed
-Barbeque Ban
-FDIC Update
-Ravens Cove Townhomes Case (1981)

August 2008
-Avoiding Fraud in your Association
-HOA Internal Control Checklists
-Financial Compliance Checklist
-2008 Pending California Legislation

June 2008
-Review of 2007 Appellate Court Decisions Concerning HOAs
-Operating Funds and Assessments Receivable – Continuing Analysis
-HOA Board Meeting – Sample Meeting Policy
-“Condo Owners Answer Book” Distributed
-How Well are your Association Funds Insured?

May 2008
-Soaring Gas Rates Will Impact Some HOA Budgets
-SB 528 – Board Agenda Follow Up
-To Foreclose or not to Foreclose
-CPA Management Letters to Associations

November/December 2007
-Annual Law and Legislative Update Meeting
-2008 Membership Invoices Mailed
-SB 528 – New California Meeting Agenda Law
-Corporate Filings with the California Secretary of State
-Is your Association’s Corporate Status Suspended?

September/October 2007
-Annual Law and Legislative Update Meeting
-2008 Membership Invoices Mailed
-Board Basics – Budget Development Mechanics
-Beyond the Basics – Is your Budget Realistic
-Records Retention
-Tips from the Pool Guy
-Annual Financial Report Requirement

July/August 2007
-September 12 Meeting – Roofing Issues/HOA Financial Analysis Update
-Painting for Protection and Appearance
-AB 2100 – How it Changes Reserve Studies and Related Disclosures
-Libel, Slander & Defamation
-Homeowner Association Minutes – Frequently Asked Questions

May/June 2007
-Annual Summer Law Forum – July 24
-Changes in Vehicle Towing Laws
-Tips from the Pool Guy
-”Annual Minutes Disclosure Notification”
-Managing Unit Owner’s Expectations
-Water Billing Changes

March/April 2007
-Insurance Meeting – May 21
-Sample Association Records Inspection Policy
-Association Assessments at Risk?
-HOA Financial Comparisons – “Small” Association Data
-2007 Legislative Preview
-Earthquake Insurance Premiums – Meeting with State Assemblyman

January/February 2007
-2007 Law and Legislative Update Meetings
-HOA One-Year Financial Comparisons Analysis
-HOA Ten-Year Financial Comparisons Analysis
-Tax Reporting and Filing Deadlines
-2007 Condominium Bluebooks have arrived

September 2006
-The Uncertain Future of Community Associations – Meeting – 11/2
-The Uncertain Future of Common Interest Developments – Part IV – Final
-2006 California Legislative Update
-A Little More Help with Elections – Q&A and Sample Proxy

July 2006
-Upcoming Summer Law Forums – July 24-25
-Publications Available from South Coast HOA
-Civil Code Section 1364 – Maintenance Responsibility – Pest Control
-Insurance Coverage Amounts to Help Protect Owners and Volunteer Officers and Directors
-Understanding Bank Reconciliations
-The Uncertain Future of Common Interest Developments – Part III

May 2006
-Investing Association Cash
-Workers Compensation Insurance – A Mandatory Purchase
-The Uncertain Future of Common Interest Developments – Part II
-South Coast HOA Featured in Santa Barbra News-Press

March 2006
-Upcoming Meetings
-New law Affects Association Records Disclosure/Accounting Procedures
-The Uncertain Future of Common Interest Developments
-Newsletter Sponsors

January 2006
-New California Law Affects Assessment Collection Procedures
-New law changes the way associations conduct elections and voting
-2006 Condominium Bluebook is in stock

December 2005
-Quantifying an Unexpected Repair Project – A Board Member Perspective
-Managing Your Construction Project – Professional Perspective
-Association Financial Comparisons
-Association Forms Packet Available

October 2005
-Borrowing for Major Repairs
-Child Day Care in a Common Interest Development
-Response to News-Press Opinion Piece on Small Condominium Projects
-Summary of Disclosures to be sent with your 2006 Budget

August 2005
-The Mechanics of a Special Assessment
-Roofs and Decks, a Maintenance Perspective
-A Homeowners Association can be a Dangerous Place

June 2005
-Resolving Problems with Absentee Owners
-Lease Limitation Provisions, an update
-”Board of Minutes & Resolutions – Compliance Division”
-Setting Up an Association Calendar
-HOA Certifications – A Follow-Up
-Pending 2005 California Legislation

May 2005
-Assessment and Reserve Funding Disclosure Summary – “Demystified”
-Megan’s Law and your Association
-Who Can Attend Open Board Meetings

1999-2005
The following index lists all the newsletter articles from 1999-2005 by topic to help you locate information in your back issues.

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