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Cheveldave v. Tri Palms Unified Owners Association
Zimberoff Deutsch helps client prevail in appellate court ruling on common area and whether HOA is a common interest development under Davis Stirling Act.
My Outlaw Words
Outlaw Words are crutches that allow the user to avoid accountability and result in ambiguous communication.
The Condo Damage Fallacy
There is a common misperception among many condominium owners that the source or cause of damage within a condominium building determines who pays for repairs.
Board Election Minefield
A common interest development board election must be conducted in strict compliance with detailed and comprehensive rules and statutory guidelines
Hollywood Lawyer
Recently, I had a client tell me I was weak because I did not yell at a mediator during mediation. Initially, I was dumbfounded by the comment. But after thinking about it for a while, I realized Hollywood is partially to blame for a lack of professionalism in our practice of law. Thanks to television […]
View Restrictions - Part II: HOA Covenants
Even when a HOA’s CC&Rs establish view rights and contain restrictions allowing for neighbors’ views, there are several areas of vulnerability—both in upholding and challenging the rights and restrictions.
View Restrictions - Part I
In California there is no view right of a landowner, except in three conditions: (1) via contract; (2) via city or county ordinance; or (3) created through covenants (usually via HOAs).
Accessing Local Lo-Cost Mediation Services
Local Mediation as an Option As an HOA attorney who represents individual homeowners, I often am contacted by owners who want me to assist them with a dispute that may only involve a few hundred dollars. For instance, they want to contest an association imposing a $50 fine for some rules violation like speeding or […]
Homeowner Alert re Short Term Rentals
News10 investigative reporter Jennifer Kastner interviewed HOA attorney Dan Zimberoff as part of a news feature on community associations cracking down on short term rentals.