Court of Appeals Holds That Tenants Do Not Have a Right to Attend Disciplinary Hearings

by Jacqueline Pagano, Esq.  Feldsott & Lee                  In a recent unpublished opinion, the Court of Appeals upheld the common practice of excluding tenants from disciplinary hearings and held that an association did not have to give tenants an opportunity to be heard before imposing fines on the landlord for the tenants’ nuisances and violations. In Harbor Island Condominium Owners Association v. Alexander (2019), two tenants rented a unit in a condominium project.  Harbor Island …

Court Holds Showing of Voter Apathy Not Required on Petition to Amend Declaration Despite Lack of Requisite Votes

by Jacqueline Pagano, Esq.  Feldsott & Lee                  Civil Code §4275 in the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act allows a community association to petition the court to confirm an amendment to the CC&Rs, despite the fact that the proposed amendment was not approved by the requisite number of members set forth in the CC&Rs. The governing documents of many common interest developments require the vote of a “super majority” of members in order to amend …