Could anything like this happen in California? Companion bills in FL House and Senate remove statutory provisions enabling homeowner associations to enforce covenants and restrictions with fines. If enacted, it would be a significant first step at reining in HOA abuse of power. – DGoonan (IAC) ||| ht… https://t.co/pbxAJniZYi — Mike Foxworth (@ALTALOMAN) February 8, 2022 Independent American Communities (IAC) is a blog with a mission to inform and educate readers about the economic, political, and social realities of HOA governed Common Interest Developments (CIDs), also known as community associations or homeowners associations. 

Most homeowners have little cognizance of the topic of disaster recovery, perhaps disaster preparedness, but not necessarily recovery. When the topic does come to mind, attention often turns to Federal, state, and local agencies who may provide assistance.  But what if that assistance doesn't come?  What if your community failed to receive outside assistance because Federal agencies don't recognize your community exits Surprisingly, that is a real threat to homeowner associations (HOAs) because the Federal Emergency Management Agency treats HOAs as private enterprises, not housing sub-divisions within the larger community that surrounds these locations. Will that make a difference if disaster strikes and your HOA community needs assistance?  Look at the links in my Facebook post (above) for details. CANSWERIST

"WHAT, WHEN, HOW TO PETITION BOARD FOR A SPECIAL MEETING? Re: Davis-Stirling Law …" — #ALTACITIES clip: https://t.co/gKtrv2Jxoz — Mike Foxworth (@ALTALOMAN) February 10, 2016 VIDEOS :   Would your HOA Board meetings be posted here? Granted, the lead tweet and the video clip are not truly related, but they both illustrate a point:  Every month, multiple thousands of HOA board meetings take place.  By far, the fast majority of these meetings are not recorded for posting on the internet, as is done by the VillageWalk HOA in Florida . Given that there is a general guideline to maintain privacy of general meetings (exclusive rights for the board to limit attendance only by HOA members and invited guests, not the general public), the fact that one or more HOAs might post video recordings in the web is highly unusual. Somewhat related: Two rival boards, one #HOA : Nothing to see here https://t.co/WPOqOpDEw5 @GreensteinAssoc @DBReview — Samantha Josep...