About HOA Homefront
HOA Homefront™ is a syndicated weekly column that educates the public on issues pertaining to California residents living in common interest developments, their Board of Directors and property managers. Written by Richardson Harman Ober Managing Partner Kelly G. Richardson, HOA Homefront is published in the Santa Barbara News-Press, Riverside Press-Enterprise, Pasadena Star-News/San Gabriel Daily Tribune, Los Angeles Daily News, Orange County Register, Long Beach Press-Telegram and the South Bay Daily Breeze.

The goal of HOA Homefront is to reduce conflict in California communities. The column does not promote litigation, but aims to prevent disputes before they turn into lawsuits. Click here to read more…

Recent HOA Homefront Columns

#61 HOA Homefront - Selecting a Manager, Part 3 - The Contract

May 24, 2013

The previous HOA Homefront column discussed credentials and certifications for common interest develread more...

#60 HOA Homefront - Selecting a Manager, Part 2 - Qualifications

May 24, 2013

The previous HOA Homefront column addressed the management options available to associations. [Missread more...

#59 HOA Homefront – Finding Management - Part I - Options

May 22, 2013

The board’s choice of management assistance is one of its most important decisions. Even the very smread more...

#58 HOA Homefront – Reader Questions – HOA Project, Old Spa

May 20, 2013

Our board hired a landscape architect to give a proposal on redoing our entrance area. The proposal read more...

#57 HOA Homefront – Get Ready for the “New” Davis-Stirling Act

May 13, 2013

On January 1, 2014, the Common Interest Development (aka “Davis-Stirling”) Act moves to a more spaciread more...