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Tuesday, February 1, 2022

HIGHLIGHTS AND SUCCESSES


Congratulations to our senior partner, Jeff Beaumont and Denise Gibbs with AMMCOR for their nomination for Program of the Year by the CAI-Orange County Chapter. Awards will be presented on March 5th. Huge round of applause for ALL nominees!
Congratulations to BT senior partner, Jeff Beaumont Esq., who was nominated as Speaker of the Year for the CAI-Channel Islands Chapter. Jeff was nominated for his program "HOA Legal Q&A With An Interactive Twist".
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Tuesday, February 1, 2022

UPCOMING INDUSTRY EVENTS


CACM Southern California Law Seminar & Expo
BT Senior Partner, Jeffrey A. Beaumont, Esq, will be speaking at the CACM Southern California Law Seminar & Expo on March 16-18, 2022, at the Disneyland Hotel and Convention Center. BT will also have a booth at the expo hall. Make sure to stop by and visit us. We look forward to seeing you!
This in-person Law Seminar will offer unique perspectives, legal insight, and solutions to some of our industry’s biggest challenges.
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Tuesday, February 1, 2022

REMINDERS


THE RENTAL OR LEASING OF HOMES - AB 3182/AB 1584
The deadline to amend governing documents for compliance with AB 3182 (regarding rental restrictions) has been extended to July 1, 2022. AB 1584 (Assembly Housing Committee) was recently signed by the Governor to extend this deadline and allows a board to amend governing documents to be in compliance with the new rental restriction law without a membership vote. However, some amendments may still require a vote of the membership by secret ballot.
Significantly, failure to amend before July 1, 2022, may leave the association open to risk of having no reasonable rental restrictions in place, as any and all restrictions in the governing documents which conflict with AB 3182 are deemed void and unenforceable as of January 1, 2021. In other words, the Board should take action now to implement “reasonable” restrictions under the new law! 
“SPLITTING” OF LOTS - SB 9
Senate Bill 9 (“SB 9”) was recently signed by the Governor, effectuating a new law to combat the affordable housing crisis, which could significantly impact your association.
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Tuesday, February 1, 2022

IMPORTANT NOTICE


As you may know, Assembly Bill 502 (“AB 502”) passed this year and will likely impact your association. AB 502 took effect, beginning January 1, 2022, and we want you and your community to be prepared.
NEW OR REVISED ELECTION RULES, ELECTION BY ACCLAMATION, ETC.
 
Under AB 502, among other substantial changes to the California Civil Code, associations may consider directors to be elected by acclamation, if the election is uncontested (i.e.

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Monday, January 3, 2022

UPCOMING INDUSTRY EVENTS


CAI 2022 Law Seminar
BT Senior Partner,Jeffrey A. Beaumont, Esq.,and BT Partner, Tara Radley, Esq., will be speaking at the CAI 2022 Law Seminar on February 9-12, 2022, at La Quinta Resort & Club in La Quinta, CA.
The Law Seminar will discuss emerging trends and legislative issues important to the practice of community association law.

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Monday, January 3, 2022

New Law for Emotional Support Animals & How it Affects Reasonable Accommodation Requests


According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, approximately 48 million households own at least one dog. Other estimates go as high as sixty-eight percent (68%) of all American households. The Insurance Information Institute estimates that thirty percent (30%) of Americans adopted a pet during the pandemic. Wherever the final tally falls, pet ownership is clearly woven into the fabric of community association living—and so are pet restrictions.
Although pet restrictions, such as number and size limitations, are common and often considered a positive instrument to keep property values up, associations may have a legal duty to allow an owner to keep emotional support animals, even if in violation of the CC&Rs.

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Monday, January 3, 2022

New Election Laws: Term Limits are BACK


Board, managers and owners alike will recall back to 2020, when Senate Bill 323 (“SB 323”) shook up association elections by limiting the number and type of candidate qualifications that could be enforced. Under current law for example, directors and candidates must be members of the association. SB 323 also provided for just four (4) disqualifiers that an association could enforce, through their governing documents: a) the owner is delinquent, b) they’ve been an owner for just one (1) year, c) they’ve had a past criminal conviction that would impact the association’s fidelity bond coverage, and d) if elected, they would be serving on the board at the same time as another board member/candidate who holds a joint ownership interest in the same separate interest.
One seemingly unintended consequence of SB 323 was that it made term limits effectively, unenforceable. In other words, associations could no longer set or enforce a maximum number of sequential terms that any one person could serve on the board, through their governing documents.
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Monday, January 3, 2022

New Office Location


Beaumont Tashjian is pleased to announce that it has opened new a San Jose office located at 6203 San Ignacio Ave, Suite 110, San Jose, CA 95119.
 
The expansion will allow Beaumont Tashjian to increase its presence with communities far north and to further provide its Santa Clara County common interest development clients with the legal expertise and tools necessary to effectively safeguard and serve their communities and members.
 
For more than three decades Beaumont Tashjian has represented homeowners associations throughout California in all aspects of community association law. Beaumont Tashjian is a full-service community association law firm dedicating 100% of its practice to counseling condominium, planned-unit, cooperative, commercial and mixed-use community associations in the most timely and cost-effective manner.
 
The corporate office of Beaumont Tashjian is located at Warner Center in Woodland Hills, with additional offices in, San Luis Obispo, Bakersfield, Laguna Hills, Coachella Valley, and San Diego.

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Monday, December 6, 2021

New Law for Emotional Support Animals & How it Affects Reasonable Accommodation Requests

According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, approximately 48 million households own at least one dog. Other estimates go as high as sixty-eight percent (68%) of all American households. The Insurance Information Institute estimates that thirty percent (30%) of Americans adopted a pet during the pandemic. Wherever the final tally falls, pet ownership is clearly woven into the fabric of community association living—and so are pet restrictions. 

Although pet restrictions, such as number and size limitations, are common and often considered a positive instrument to keep property values up, associations may have a legal duty to allow an owner to keep emotional support animals, even if in violation of the CC&Rs.


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Monday, November 8, 2021

New Election Laws: Term Limits are BACK

Board, managers and owners alike will recall back to 2020, when Senate Bill 323 (“SB 323”) shook up association elections by limiting the number and type of candidate qualifications that could be enforced. Under current law for example, directors and candidates must be members of the association. SB 323 also provided for just four (4) disqualifiers that an association could enforce, through their governing documents: a) the owner is delinquent, b) they’ve been an owner for just one (1) year, c) they’ve had a past criminal conviction that would impact the association’s fidelity bond coverage, and d) if elected, they would be serving on the board at the same time as another board member/candidate who holds a joint ownership interest in the same separate interest.

One seemingly unintended consequence of SB 323 was that it made term limits effectively, unenforceable. In other words, associations could no longer set or enforce a maximum number of sequential terms that any one person could serve on the board, through their governing documents.

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Sunday, September 5, 2021

Beaumont Tashjian Welcomes its Newest Team Member - Kumar Raja, Esq.

Beaumont Tashjian is pleased to announce that Kumar Raja, Esq. has joined the firm.

Kumar S. Raja, Esq. is a senior associate at Beaumont Tashjian, where he primarily handles the Firm’s litigation and enforcement matters. He also provides general counsel services for the Firm's diverse community association clientele on a wide array of subjects, including risk management and corporate governance. His passion is developing creative solutions which foster community harmony. Board member education and support are cornerstones of Mr. Raja's practice. Mr. Raja has over 10 years of experience representing common interest developments.

Mr. Raja holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles (Dean's Honor List), where he wrote for the school's newspaper (Daily Bruin). At Loyola Law School in Los Angeles (J.D. 2002), Mr. Raja participated in the school's Scott Moot Court Program and completed externships at the LA City Attorney's Office and U.S. Bankruptcy Court (Hon. Kathleen March).

Mr. Raja is a proud member of Community Associations Institute (CAI) and has been an invited guest speaker at state and local CACM and CAI chapters throughout the state. He is an award-winning author having written several articles on Covid-19 topics and new legislation affecting common interest developments. 

kraja@HOAattorneys.com | 866.788.9998


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