HOA HELL
autor: Michael Kushner
Nejnovější epizoda
Does My California HOA Have to Pay When Its Contractor Damages My…
Does My California HOA Have to Pay When Its Contractor Damages My…
O tomto podcastu
HOA Hell with Michael Kushner is your inside guide to surviving—and winning—against California’s most abusive and overreaching HOAs. Leveraging almost 30 years of experience fighting for HOA members, Michael Kushner gives California homeowners real tools to fight back against abusive boards, outrageous rules, and everyday HOA nonsense. If your HOA is making your life a living Hell, then this podcast is for you.
Epizody
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- Does My California HOA Have to Pay When Its Contractor Damages My Home? · 27 minPeople who live in HOAs often ask who has to pay when the HOA’s landscaper, painter, plumber, or other vendor or contractor damages their home or personal property (e.g., their…
- KNX 1070: Can My California HOA Track My License Plate With Flock Cameras? · 3 minIn the final part of KNX News reporter Steve Gregory’s 5-part series on California HOAs, California’s most prominent homeowner-side HOA attorney, Michael Kushner, breaks down the…
- KNX 1070: Can My California HOA Regulate E-Bikes and E-Scooters? · 3 minIn part 4 of KNX News reporter Steve Gregory’s 5-part series on California HOAs, California’s most respected homeowner-side HOA attorney, Michael Kushner, explains how far an HOA…
- Why Are There So Many Bad HOAs in California? · 34 minIs your HOA run by a director who patrols the neighborhood with a clipboard, a tape measure, and a camera? In this episode, attorney Michael Kushner, California’s most…
- KNX 1070: Can My HOA Ban Me From Flying the American Flag? · 3 minIn part 3 of KNX News reporter Steve Gregory’s five-part series on California HOAs, California’s #1 homeowner-side HOA attorney, Michael Kushner, takes on a San Diego HOA that…
- Can My California HOA Use Reserve Funds for Anything It Wants? · 33 minIs your HOA spending reserve money on things it’s not supposed to? In this episode, attorney Michael Kushner, California’s #1 homeowner-side HOA attorney, breaks down which money…
- HOA Free Speech Rights in California: What Can I Say About My HOA? · 3 minIn part 2 of KNX News reporter Steve Gregory’s 5-part series “Behind the Gate” series on California HOAs, California’s most prominent homeowner-side HOA attorney, Michael…
- Can My California HOA Charge an Emergency Special Assessment Without a Vote? · 29 minBad HOAs all over California are using the emergency exception to push through massive special assessments without an otherwise required homeowner vote, and sometimes even after…
- KNX 1070: Why Do So Many Californians Hate Their HOAs? · 3 minKNX News reporter Steve Gregory goes behind the gate in this five-part series on California HOAs, and he brings in homeowner-side HOA attorney Michael Kushner, California’s most…
- Can My California HOA Appoint a New Board Member When One Sells Their Home? · 2 minIn this HOA Q&A, California’s most respected homeowner-side HOA attorney, Michael Kushner, explains what happens when a California HOA director sells their home and the board…
- Can My California HOA Ban Christmas Lights, Religious Decorations, or Trick-or-Treating? · 33 minEvery year before Halloween and Christmas, California homeowners ask whether their HOAs can restrict their holiday decorations, the religious items on their front doors, and the…
- Can My California HOA Track My License Plate With Flock Cameras? · 2 minIn this HOA Q&A, California’s foremost homeowner-side HOA attorney and expert, Michael Kushner, explains what happens when a California HOA installs Flock license plate cameras…
- California HOA Special Assessment Red Flags to Check Before You Buy · 37 minA Torrance HOA hit its owners with a $49,000 special assessment, and a San Clemente HOA hit its members with one for $26,000, stories that both ABC7’s Leanne Suter and KFI AM…
- Fannie Mae’s New Condo Loan Rules: Can My California HOA Make My Unit Unsellable? · 28 minFannie Mae and Freddie Mac spent 2026 quietly rewriting the rules that decide whether anyone can get a loan to buy a condo in your community, and one more change hits in January…
- Can My California HOA Refuse to Give Me the SB 326 Balcony Inspection Report? · 2 minIn this HOA Q&A, California’s leading homeowner-side HOA attorney, Michael Kushner, explains the amendment to Civil Code § 5200, which took effect on January 1, 2026. 🎯 What…
- Can My California HOA Make Me Pay for the Previous Owner’s Violations? · 32 minWeeks after you close on your new home, a letter shows up demanding you pay a fine, cover an unpaid assessment, or fix something the previous owner did. In this episode, attorney…
- Can My California HOA Stop Me From Criticizing or Organizing Against It? · 22 minYour HOA says you can’t trash the board online, and it wants a deposit and an insurance policy before you can even meet in the clubhouse to talk about a recall. Both demands are…
- What Qualifies as a Health and Safety Violation Under California’s $100 HOA Fine Cap? · 2 minIn this HOA Q&A, California’s #1 homeowner-side HOA attorney, Michael Kushner, explains what qualifies as a health and safety violation under California’s $100 HOA fine cap. Bad…
- Does my Condo Insurance Cover my California HOA’s Special Assessment? · 2 minIn this HOA Q&A, California’s most respected homeowner-side HOA attorney, Michael Kushner, explains loss assessment coverage and how it pays a condo owner’s share of a California…
- Can My California HOA Spray Pesticides Near My Home? · 32 minA rare childhood cancer cluster in Ladera Ranch has parents pointing at the pesticides their HOA sprays across the common areas. In this episode, HOA attorney Michael Kushner…
