Archive for May, 2007

State Court is Proper Venue for Satellite Disputes

Friday, May 25th, 2007

(originally published in Winter 2005)
Opera Plaza Residential Parcel Homeowners Association v. Hoang, 376 F.2d 831 (9th Cir. 2004)
In Opera Plaza Residential Parcel Homeowners Association v. Hoang, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal held that federal courts do not have jurisdiction over cases in which a condominium homeowners […]

Attorney’s Fees Authorized Against Association That Fails to Produce Minutes and Records

Friday, May 25th, 2007

(originally published in Winter 2002)

Moran v. Oso Valley Greenbelt Association (2004) 117 Cal.App.4th 1029.
The California Court of Appeal recently ruled on the issue of whether attorneys fees should be awarded where the prevailing homeowner did not incur any attorneys fees and where the homeowners association satisfied the […]

Individual Insurance Coverage Requirements May be Implied by Governing Documents

Friday, May 25th, 2007

(originally published in Winter 2005)
Palacin v. Allstate Insurance Company (2004) 119 Cal.App.4th 855.
California case law generally provides that because individual owners pay for association insurance through their assessments, they are entitled to whatever insurance coverage is available under the association’s master policy subject to the policy’s deductible. […]