Cases: Homeowner Associations

Appealability/Homeowners Association: Failure To Appeal Post-Judgment Fee Award Was Fatal To Homeowners’ Challenge Fees Awarded To HOA

Cases: Appealability, Cases: Homeowner Associations

  Result Was That Appellate Court Could Not Entertain Challenge To $187,000 Fee Award.     For you readers out there which follow our post, we have many, many times observed that practitioners should independently appeal any separate fee awards no matter when made just to be safe.  This next case illustrates why this needs to […]

Homeowners Association/Reasonableness Of Fees/Section 1717: $25,614 Post-Judgment Enforcement Fee Award To HOA Affirmed On Appeal

Cases: Homeowner Associations, Cases: Reasonableness of Fees

  HOA Counsel Did Good Job Of Apportioning Fees As Far As Reasonableness Of Amount.     The attorney for the prevailing homeowners association (HOA) did something very smart in Bryan Ranch Homeowners Assn. v. Lawrence, Case No. A147659 (1st Dist., Div. 1 Sept. 16, 2016) (unpublished), which we will now describe.     There, a homeowner

Homeowner Association: Does An Action To Enforce A Settlement Agreement Out Of A Mandatory HOA ADR Provision Also Enforce CC&R Documents Under The Davis-Stirling Act?

Cases: Homeowner Associations

  You Betcha, Said 4/2 DCA In Recent Opinion Affirming Noncompliance With Settlement Agreement And Fee Recovery Of About $19,000 Against Homeowners.      Rancho Mirage Country Club Homeowners Assn. v. Hazelbaker, Case No. E063272 (4th Dist., Div. 2 Aug. 9, 2016) (published) involved a situation where an HOA and homeowners reached a mediated written settlement

Homeowner Associations/POOF!: $159,269.61 In Attorney’s Fees And Costs To HOA Evaporated On Appeal In Landscaping Plan Submission Dispute

Cases: Homeowner Associations, Cases: POOF!

  Sobering Case for HOAs, Good One for Homeowners.      Winchester Community Assn. v. Perrotta, Case No. C075562 (3d Dist. July 21, 2016) (unpublished) involved a situation where homeowners and an HOA got into a dispute over the review of submission of landscaping plans. Association won at the trial level and was awarded attorney’s fees

Homeowner Associations: Successor Property Owner Win In Homeowner Assessment Foreclosure Battle Did Not Entitle Owner To Fees Under Davis-Stirling Act Or CC&Rs

Cases: Homeowner Associations

  Nothing in Davis-Stirling Act or CC&Rs Indicated It Applied To Remote Third Parties.     In Multani v. APB Properties, Case Nos. B260610/B265172 (2d Dist., Div. 7 June 13, 2016) (unpublished), plaintiff HOA were embroiled in a protracted battle against the HOA and successor property owners of the condominiums regarding the propriety of an assessment

Homeowner Associations/Prevailing Party: HOA’s Request For $1.666 Million In Fees Against Homeowner Properly Denied

Cases: Homeowner Associations, Cases: Prevailing Party

  Lower Court Found HOA Did Not “Prevail,” Where Each Side Got Some Relief.      HOA-homeowner disputes, as well have seen repeatedly, are generally expensive in nature as far as attorney’s fees expenditures. The loser, either way, can face substantial fee exposure under Civil Code section 5975 (the Davis-Stirling Act’s fee shifting provision) and/or Civil

Homeowner Association/Prevailing Party: $101,803.15 To Prevailing HOA Affirmed On Appeal Where Lower Court Found HOA Could Fine For Short-Term Vacation Rental Activities But Awarded Fairly Small Fines

Cases: Homeowner Associations, Cases: Prevailing Party

  Prevailing Party Under Davis-Stirling Act Is A Pragmatic Inquiry, With Fees Mandatory If Prevailing Status Is Properly Made.     Almanor Lakeside Villas Owners Assn. v. Carson, Case No. H041030 (6th Dist. Apr. 19, 2016) (published) involves a $101,803.15 fees/costs award to a prevailing homeowner association against homeowners who were found to have violated short-term

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