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Recent matters of record

From the association's own board minutes and financial statements.

• September 17, 2026

  Annual meeting and election — five seats, four candidates

  All five board seats are on the ballot, and four members were nominated: Greg Atherton, Lori Barker, Jan Furstenfeld and Tricia Halsema. With fewer candidates than seats, one seat is left for the incoming Board to fill by appointment under Bylaws Art. IV § 7. Ballots must reach the Inspector of Elections by 1:00 PM; the meeting begins at 5:00 PM by Zoom.

  Source: Notice of Annual Meeting & Election of Directors, HOA Elect CA

• March 12, 2026

  Independent accountant completes a review — not the audit the Bylaws require

  Stephen DeMaine, CPA, issued an Independent Accountant's Review Report on the December 31, 2025 financial statements. The report states that "a review is substantially less in scope than an audit" and expressly declines to express an opinion. Civil Code section 5305 requires only a review at this income level, but Bylaws Art. IV Sec. 4 requires the Board to obtain "an independent certified audit" and deliver a copy to each member within thirty days of completion.

  Source: Independent Accountant's Review Report, Stephen DeMaine CPA, March 12, 2026

• March 12, 2026

  Accountant discloses $619,181.85 of association funds above FDIC limits

  A note to the reviewed financial statements reads: "As of December 31, 2025, the Association's deposits in one bank exceeded F.D.I.C. insurance limits of $250,000 by $619,181.85. In the event of bank failure, the Association might not be able to recover uninsured cash." Spreading deposits across institutions is ordinary practice and within the Board's power to arrange.

  Source: Notes to Financial Statements, December 31, 2025 — Concentration of Credit Risk

Know your rights

1. Your Right to Organize California law expressly protects your right to meet with neighbors, canvass, petition, and criticize the association online — without the board's permission.
2. Getting Association Records You have a statutory right to inspect the association's financial records, contracts, and minutes. You do not have to explain why — and there is a $500 penalty per request when access is wrongly denied.
3. How Directors Are Supposed to Be Chosen Secret ballot, an independent inspector of elections, and a real contest. When no one runs, seats get filled by appointment instead — which is how our board currently works.
4. Dues, Special Assessments, and the 20% Ceiling Dues rose 20% for 2026 — the maximum allowed without a membership vote. The reserve report published alongside it says that still isn't enough, and that a special assessment is coming.
5. Fines and Due Process As of June 2025, most HOA fines in California are capped at $100 — and if you fix the violation before the hearing, no fine may be imposed at all.
6. Meetings, Agendas, and the Open Meeting Act Boards must act in noticed open meetings, on published agendas. Executive session is limited to five specific subjects — and virtual meetings carry extra requirements.
7. Internal Dispute Resolution The most underused tool available to a California homeowner: the association must meet with you, cannot charge you for it, and a written resolution is enforceable in court.
8. How a Board Actually Changes Two routes: run candidates in a contested election, or petition for removal. The arithmetic is different for each, and cumulative voting changes what is possible.
9. Renting Your Unit 117 of the 192 units at Jamacha Greens are tenant-occupied. California caps how far an association may restrict leasing, and our 1971-era documents do not reflect current law.
10. Balconies and the SB 326 Inspection Forty-eight balconies, one per building, all belonging to unit D. The 2022 inspection found three failed guardrails and widespread substrate failure, and the board names the repairs as a reason a special assessment is coming.