#ALTACITIES observes: HOA governing transparency not guaranteed but is qualified, not absent by law! https://t.co/jnFjaZRA57 — Mike Foxworth (@ALTALOMAN) January 6, 2016 DISCUSSION # ALTACITIES term▶ ' omission '  rarely used, admitted in HOA world; in fact, found but once on p. 60 § 1365.7 of  California Davis-Stirling Law (DSL). ▶ 'OMISSION':  Regarding the topic, the lack of multiple definitions in the DSL * (as noted above) doesn't preclude or eliminate such reference elsewhere in the California Civil Code, as in  Civil Code §5800 - §5810 where you will find the word  'omission'  mentioned nine (9) times. In fact, to better understand the application of ' 'omission'  as that term relates to board duties, you probably need to do a thorough  SEARCH  of the term on multiple state law and HOA sites. The  ALTACITIES SEARCH LINK  may assist this task. Legal case law also needs to be reviewed and that, agai...

The clouds hanging over the drought problem just became more interesting.  While there doesn't appear to be any new moisture on the immediate horizon, there seems to be a lot of wind turbulence.  Read on for the clips, news, and comments in the social current see of the day about how the state is bringing about a degree of thunder to help enlighten HOAs about drought management in their domains.  ▶ Flip②▶  STORIFY  ♥  FLIPBOARD  ★  BLOGGER ▲ ALTACITIES  ® ▶  TWITTER See more in the 'social current see' with   3,900+ followers  on  FLIPBOARD   and the other media links noted above [ View the story "Can Jerry rig answers to 'dumb' HOA laws during California drought?" on Storify ]

Xeriscaping is landscaping and gardening that reduces or eliminates the need for supplemental water from irrigation. It is promoted in regions that do not have easily accessible, plentiful, or reliable supplies of fresh water, and is gaining acceptance in other areas as access to water becomes more limited. Xeriscaping may be an alternative to various types of traditional gardening. Given the severity of the prolonged California drought, the Golden State may well become the test tube for widespread xeriscaping and common interest developments or HOAs may do well to embrace the concept now rather than later.  But the prospect of enlightened minds on the topic do not bode well when you read the following story:  HOA  forces homeowner to rip out xeriscaping Flip②▶ STORIFY ♥ FLIPBOARD ★ BLOGGER ▲ ALTACITIES © [ View the story "Drought documents despair about water" on Storify ] "Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit." ~Baltasar Gracian #dailyqotd #q...

Flip②▶ STORIFY As scandals go this one may not every rate in the top 10 of the week, the the story about the Chicago Little League team is one that will have a considerable shelf life.  To follow this story, we are reminded that justice is blind and that innocent players sometimes pay for crimes they do not commit. What is the expression, "No good deed goes unpunished?" Flip②▶ STORIFY  ♥  FLIPBOARD  ★ BLOGGER  ▲ INsync  ® ★  CANSWERIST  ☆ ©  ALTACITIES  2015 ▶ Flip②▶ALTACITIES▶  SUBSCRIBE [ View the story "Little League team caught 'stealing'" on Storify ] Flip②▶ STORIFY  ♥  FLIPBOARD  ★ BLOGGER  ▲ INsync  ® ★  CANSWERIST  ☆ ©  ALTACITIES  2015 ▶ Flip②▶ALTACITIES▶  SUBSCRIBE ▶Flip②▶ALTACITIES▶ Get the taste of membership in ALTACITIES    ® ★ altacities.com will ... Flip2▶ Create content you will flip over Flip2▶ Create social conten...

Few bloggers spend much time in search of information on the Congressional Record , the US Supreme Court , and the following location. The  Regulatory Information Service Center , a component of the U.S. General Services Administration , compiles the semiannual  Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions  with the Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs and the 60 Cabinet, Executive, and Independent agencies Governmentwide. The Center provides information about Federal regulatory and deregulatory activities to the President and his Executive Office, the Congress, agency managers, and the public. It also maintains the  Reginfo.gov  website, a public resource for information about Federal regulation. Flip②▶ STORIFY ♥ FLIPBOARD ★ BLOGGER ▲ IN ® ★ SUBSCRIBE ☆ [ View the story "In the game without knowing the rules?" on Storify ]                  ...