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		<title>A Sign of the Times? More HOAs Dealing with Embezzlement.</title>
		<link>http://hoabrief.com/2010/01/16/a-sign-of-the-times-embezzlement-is-troubling-trend-in-hoas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:31:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert M. DeNichilo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have noticed a troubling trend lately. Perhaps its a sign of the serious problems in the economy throughout the country today, but I am reading more and more news articles about the embezzlement of HOA funds. ]]></description>
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		<title>Homeowner Cannot Withhold Assesments in Dispute with HOA</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:49:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert M. DeNichilo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received a call today from a manager of an HOA telling me she had just gotten off the phone with a homeowner who was refusing to pay his assessments because he felt the association was not properly maintaining the common area in front of his residence. He stated until the HOA did its "job," he would not be paying assessments. "Can he do that?" the manager asked.]]></description>
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		<title>2009 California HOA Legislative Update</title>
		<link>http://hoabrief.com/2009/11/21/2009-california-hoa-legislative-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:55:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert M. DeNichilo</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AB 1061]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[AB 899]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[
			
				
			
		
With the end of year upon us, I thought it would be a good time to post a summary some of the laws enacted in California during 2009 that impact our local homeowners associations. This is not a complete list of all new legislation, but rather brief summaries of the statutes I believe will have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Governator Terminates HOA Bill Allowing Boards to Enter into Long Term Conservation Contracts</title>
		<link>http://hoabrief.com/2009/10/16/governator-terminates-hoa-bill-allowing-board-to-enter-into-long-term-conservation-contracts/</link>
		<comments>http://hoabrief.com/2009/10/16/governator-terminates-hoa-bill-allowing-board-to-enter-into-long-term-conservation-contracts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:50:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert M. DeNichilo</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AB 1328]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Schwarzenegger recently vetoed California's AB 1328. AB 1328 would have provided that a homeowners association could enter into a contract for a water or energy efficiency program, for a term of up to five years, if the board of directors reasonably anticipated that the contract would result in verifiable savings to the association.]]></description>
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		<title>HOA Boards Need not be Afraid to Enforce CC&amp;Rs.</title>
		<link>http://hoabrief.com/2009/09/12/hoa-boards-need-not-be-afraid-to-enforce-ccrs/</link>
		<comments>http://hoabrief.com/2009/09/12/hoa-boards-need-not-be-afraid-to-enforce-ccrs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert M. DeNichilo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
			
				
			
		
Roger Wood of Carpenter Hazelwood in Arizona, just posted an article about a common problem facing Homeowners Association Boards in the current economic climate. This is an issue we have experienced here in California as well. He calls it &#8220;Enforcement-Phobia&#8221;.  According to Roger, &#8220;Enforcement-Phobia&#8221; is the chronic fear of the political, financial and social costs [...]]]></description>
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