Are HOAs nonprofits or quasi-governmental?
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California HOA Elections ▶ Tale of Two Bills
(1) SB1265/Wieckowski ▶ https://goo.gl/iXLQMt
(2) SB1128/Roth ▶ https://goo.gl/iGroHX
PDF ▶ http://docdro.id/m8N4I2p
When homeowners and voters consider the competing intent of these two bills, recall is given to the famous quote by Otto von Bismarck, “Laws are like sausages. It’s better not to see them being made.” Sometimes paraphrased, “To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making.” ▶ https://goo.gl/nmMKU6
Both bills on association elections got out of
Senate Judiciary on Tuesday, May 8. ▶ https://goo.gl/a5Vv7T
The votes were:
SB1265/Wieckowski ▶https://goo.gl/iXLQMt ▶(that expands and confirms voting rights):
4 YES, 2 NO (Moorlach and Anderson) and 1 abstention (Stern)
▶ VIDEO excerpt (25.2 min) ▶ https://youtu.be/g2KjxtGYlxM
Caveat: These video excerpts are abridged and archived from the longer (more than 3 hour) original video presentation found on the California Legislative page. ▶ https://goo.gl/a5Vv7T
SB1128/Roth ▶https://goo.gl/iGroHX▶(that lets boards CANCEL elections):
6 YES and 1 abstention (Wieckowski)
CCHAL was there with homeowners from Yolo, Alameda, Santa Clara, Madera, San Joaquin, Contra Costa, and Los Angeles counties to SUPPORT SB1265 and to OPPOSE SB1128.
Homeowners flew up from Marina del Rey and San Pedro (Los Angeles) to testify.
▶ VIDEO excerpt (17.4 min) ▶ https://youtu.be/-kjat5gZaX4
Here is the archive page for the hearing VIDEO in its entirety (also archived above) ▶ https://goo.gl/a5Vv7T
Joining CCHAL to SUPPORT SB1265 ▶ https://goo.gl/iXLQMt
▶American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
▶Urban League
▶California Alliance for Retired Americans (CARA)
▶Nonprofit Housing Association of Northern California
▶Citizens for Constitutional Local Government and
▶All the homeowners who made their presence felt via phone calls to the Capitol
CCHAL ▶ https://goo.gl/d6Kyfn ▶ was the sponsor of the bill -- meaning the Center brought the bill idea to Senator Wieckowski ▶ https://goo.gl/zS9ksX ▶ and asked if he would carry it – as well as obtained support for the legislation. CCHAL was a member of the working group that drafted the existing laws governing HOA voting (Civil Code § 5100 et seq) ▶ https://goo.gl/Y64mfN
Simultaneously, CCHAL organized the OPPOSITION to SB1128, which lets INCUMBENTS on boards CANCEL elections after they find their own “qualified” candidates. This bill was sponsored by the HOA industry – CAI ▶ https://goo.gl/6ahkiJ ▶ and the property managers trade group (CACM) ▶https://goo.gl/4h35GX ▶. Senator Roth ▶https://goo.gl/YgLBKw ▶ from RIVERSIDE COUNTY is carrying it.
We know that boards – often acting on bad advice from property managers and HOA attorneys -- are ALREADY canceling elections and depriving homeowners of the RIGHT TO VOTE and the RIGHT TO RUN. Too often boards are urged to keep off the candidate list any homeowners who question HOA policies or how the board is spending homeowner money.
Tuesday’s hearing on both bills is archived on the California Channel▶ https://goo.gl/a5Vv7T
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NEXT STEPS: both bills go to the Senate floor for a vote by every Senator. Don’t know who your Senator is – the lawmaker who will be VOTING FOR YOU? Go here to find out: http://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/ ▶ https://goo.gl/FQXyf8
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Regarding whether HOAs are nonprofits or quasi-governmental
That debate may be settled when you look at how your HOA files its annual IRS tax returns.
Unless excepted, political organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code are required to file some or all of four forms:
▶An initial notice of status on Form 8871, Political Organization Notice of Section 527 ▶ https://goo.gl/1XpppY
Form 8872, Report of Contributions and Expenditures ▶ https://goo.gl/TPRLVr
▶Annual income tax returns on Form 1120-POL, U.S. Income Tax Return for Certain Political Organizations ▶ https://goo.gl/idH7xt
▶Annual information returns on Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax, or Form 990-EZ, Short Form Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax ▶ https://goo.gl/BZzSnc
The purpose of this page is to set forth (in question and answer format) issues arising from the filing of the annual returns by political organizations. The page questions do not address the filing of these returns by other exempt organizations.
P.S. It does not require a law degree to understand that most HOAs in California are highly-regulated by the State Davis-Stirling Law and that most choose to file Federal and State income taxes with IRS form 1120-POL, designating themselves as quasi-governmental or political organizations? At the same time, HOAs possess characteristics of nonprofit, private entities. That dual identity makes for much confusion by homeowners and those who live in concert with homeowner associations.
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