*SCS ▶  Mark★Monday  on ALTACITIES + GOOGLE ▶  Amazon eXNG  ▶ ★ ALTACITIES ★ ▶  TODAY ★ WORTH  ▶  Blogger ▶ SLIDESHOW  ▶ Flip② ▶ Mark★Monday ▶ in association with  ALTACITIES , aka @ ALTALOMAN  ▶ Blogs, sites, and media commentary by a cancer survivor since 2006 ▶ archives released Monday-Friday via  NUZZEL  and  SocialCurrentSee ® on  FLIPBOARD ▶  SLIDESHOW  ▶ ARCHIVE WORTHY   ▶  B R E A K I N G  N E W S ▶  Question : “I am a new board member. The present board does almost everything in executive session. Then the president makes short announcements at the open board meeting [as to what were the decisions]. When questioned, the president responds that information in any executive session is confidential. I have spoken out that these items need to be ‘agendized’, discussed and voted on in open meetings. The board has now decided to investigate me for violation ...

​ Another topic compiled and archived by Alta♥CITIES▶ http://flip.it/5B7382 ▶ via @flipboard Flip②# Canswerist ®▶ https://is.gd/0U98nb ▶ # SocialCurrentSee ® by # ALTACITIES ® ▶ Follow @ altaloman   ▶ Alta♥Connect  Blog TODAY★WORTH Gift♥WORTH Google Plus Blogger Flipboard WHO ▶ Let's take a moment to look at the relationships between older adults, their needs, and common interest developments , aka HOAs. For discussion sake, let us identify anyone 65 years or older as an ‘older adult.’ Our HOA community is reserved for 55+, but really, the population here is definitely 65+. Of course, not everyone in that age group has challenges or needs special accommodation, but there are other age-related factors for HOA owners and boards to consider. WHAT ▶ First, it is important to understand that the total US population is aging. California, as we know is home to millions of Baby Boomers , now en ...

The last TRILOGY of posts on FLIPBOARD More #SocialCurrentSee by ALTACITIES ▶FAQ ▶  #HOALawyers▶ #SocialCurrentSee ▶  "I’m in settlement talks with my homeowner association over a complicated problem that we finally resolved during a long internal-dispute-resolution meeting. I want to include two concerns in our agreement, so the association told me to write the clauses and return the final draft. But I’m not an attorney and am afraid if I write those two clauses I could prejudice myself and my case. For more of this FAQ , read ▶ ▶ https://goo.gl/D1K5LF ▶   ANSWER   http://flip.it/lhSSRK ▶In this FLIPBOARD clip of a column written by Donie Vanitzian in the LATimes ... The universal dilemma of potential legal complications for homeowners is explained. Essentially, no conflict that arises between homeowners and their HOA is beyond the veil of legal counsel for the HOA. Remember: Legal counsel, for whom the dues and fees paid by t...

*Re: DR = Disaster Recovery for Stone Canyon for Trilogy Glen Ivy.  Here, we embark upon a series of posts on this topic for the primary benefit of the 170 homeowners in this condo community special benefit area, the location where the blogger archivist happens to reside.  Follow the stream of comments, posts, and links to see why this topic has become a common interest development within this HOA. ▶ WHY DOES EARTHQUAKE INSURANCE FOR STONE CANYON REQUIRE A MEMBERSHIP VOTE? Go to the 1st post in this series▶ http://bit.ly/2hgK4pP▶ ▶ Because a mediation agreement (voted and added to the CC&Rs in 2014) requires such as a successful effort to resolve a prior dispute about the issue. ▶ The homeowner vote regarding any regular or special assessments, of course, means that the issue put to a vote (in this case, EQI) has been discussed and fully vetted during general (open) sessions of the HOA board. Why would this not be a best policy? In fact, if you visit the follow...