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HOA Education on Demand: Echo Launches YouTube Channel
MISSION STATEMENT Fostering a better quality of life in community associations through education, advocacy and networking.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS & OFFICERS
PRESIDENT Adam Haney
VICE PRESIDENT Sandra Long
TREASURER Karl Lofthouse
SECRETARY Mark T. Guithues, Esq.
DIRECTORS Jerry L. Bowles Brian Campisi Rolf Crocker Sarah Dunia John Gill, Esq. David Levy, CPA Katrina Solomatina, Esq. Wanden Treanor, Esq.
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OPERATIONS MANAGER Connor Zepponi connor@echo-ca.org
MEMBERSHIP & SALES MANAGER Jacqueline Price jprice@echo-ca.org
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Patty Kurzet pkurzet@echo-ca.org
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HOA Education On Demand!
Echo has launched its YouTube Channel!
Echo Members have exclusive access to our entire library of HOA-focused educational programming including Community Conversations, Educational Seminars, Workshops, Ask the Attorneys and Ask the Experts. There’s also limited free content available to HOA homeowners and board members.
The presentations listed below are free to HOA homeowners and board members. Click a title to watch!
Balcony Inspection & Reporting Law: One Year Later The Importance of a Strong Banking Relationship Identifying Harassment in Your HOA Preparing the HOA for Taxes Avoiding HOA Reserves Quicksand Board Ethics and Decorum After the Dust Settles: Surfside Disaster & Case Law Exposed Breaking Up Is Hard to Do Board Decision Making: When Is Enough Enough for a Decision?
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Features
8 When to Engage Legal Counsel and How to Select the Right Firm
BY J. SPENCER EDGETT, ESQ.
14 Did California Say Goodbye to the Single-Family Home?
BY A. JEANNE GROVE, ESQ.
20 The Self-Managed Association: A Christmas Carol: Lessons in HOA Governance
BY JOHN CLIGNY, AMS, PCAM, CCAM-HR
24 Risky Business: Common Employee Practice Pitfalls for Self-Managed Communities
BY JASMINE F. HALE, ESQ., CCAL
Happenings
3 HOA Education on Demand: Echo Launches YouTube Channel 6 CEO’s Message: Maintain, Repair, and Replace: An Important Part of Leadership 23 All-New 2022 Statute Books Will Be Available Soon! 30 Welcome to Our New Professional Service Providers 32 Echo Legislation Tracker: 2021 Legislation
BY MARK T. GUITHUES, ESQ.
35 Online Meeting: Coastal HOA Properties Threatened by Commission 36 2022 Legal Resource Directory
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