If an association changes its management company, does it have an obligation to advise all residents prior to the hiring of a new company, without a vote from its membership? Our old management went belly up, one manager started her own management company and was now contracted by the board to oversee our properties.
Amazingly, there are no requirements in California in order to manage HOAs. No state law or regulation requires licensing or any particular tr;aining of HOA managers. I have several times seen a homeowner in their HOA convince the board to fire the existing management and hire them as the HOA’s new manager .
Business and Professions Code 11502 does not allow someone to call themselves a “Certified Common Interest Development Manager” unless they meet specific prescribed requirements, but “Certification” is not mandatory. A manager who correctly is called “Certified” is one indication of qualification. Another indication of qualifications to manage HOAs comes from the three main organizations in California who issue manager credentials — The Community Association Institute , the California Association of Community Managers , and the Community Association Manager International Certification Board . Each organization has extensive educational offerings for professional managers and issue a number of credentials or designations.
Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. is a Fellow of the College of Community Association Lawyers and Partner of Richardson Ober LLP, a California law firm known for community association expertise. Submit column questions to Kelly@roattorneys.com. Past columns at www.HOAHomefront.com.
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