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How to Read an HOA Reserve Study, and What Percent Funded Tells You
A reserve study estimates what a building's big repairs will cost and when. Percent funded compares the money actually saved with what should be saved by now. Here is how to read both before you buy a Los Feliz condo.
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HOA Transfer, Document and Move-In Fees: What a Los Feliz Condo Buyer Pays at Closing
California law limits what an HOA can charge when a condo changes hands, and it puts the cost of the required documents on the seller. Here is what a Los Feliz condo buyer may still see at closing and where to check.
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Can I Rent Out My Los Feliz Condo? Leasing Limits, Minimum Terms and Short-Term Rentals
In most cases, yes, you can rent out a Los Feliz condo on a lease longer than 30 days. California law limits how far an HOA can restrict it. Short-term rentals follow a separate set of city rules.
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How to Spot a Special Assessment Before You Buy a Los Feliz Condo
A special assessment rarely comes out of nowhere. The signs usually show up first in the budget report, the reserve summary and the board minutes. Here is where to look before you buy a Los Feliz condo.
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California HOA law, explained
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What Is the Davis-Stirling Act, and What Does It Mean for a Los Feliz Condo Owner?
The Davis-Stirling Act is the California law that runs every condo association. Here is what it requires on budgets, reserves, dues increases and the papers a seller hands a buyer, in plain language.
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How Do the HOA Budget and Reserve Study Work Under California Law?
Every California condo association sends an annual budget report and keeps a reserve study. Here is what each one contains under the Davis-Stirling Act, and how to read them before you buy a Los Feliz condo.
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Can My HOA Raise Dues or Levy a Special Assessment? California's 20% and 5% Rules
A California condo board can raise dues and levy special assessments, within limits. Here is how the 20 percent and 5 percent rules work, what counts as an emergency, and how much notice owners get.
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What HOA Documents Must a California Condo Seller Give the Buyer?
California Civil Code section 4525 lists the HOA documents a condo seller gives the buyer. Here is the full list, who pays, how fast the association delivers, and how we get them moving on the day a Los Feliz seller signs.
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Condo or house in Los Feliz
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Condo or House in Los Feliz: What Do You Give Up and Gain in Space?
A condo usually trades private rooms and yard for shared space the association runs. Here is what you give up, what you gain, and how to compare the two fairly.
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Condo or House in Los Feliz: How Much Privacy Do You Trade?
A condo shares walls, hallways and rules with its neighbors. Here is how buildings handle noise and common areas, and what to check before you offer.
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Condo vs House Price per Square Foot in Los Feliz: How to Compare Fairly
Price per square foot alone makes condos and houses hard to compare. Here is a fair method that puts the HOA fee and a house's upkeep into the same monthly math.
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Condo or House in Los Feliz: Who Is Responsible for Maintenance?
A house owner maintains everything. A condo owner shares the job with the association. Here is how California law and the CC&Rs split repairs, and what to read before you buy.
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Condo or House as a Rental in Los Feliz: How Do They Compare?
A condo rental answers to the association's leasing rules. A house answers mostly to the City. Here is how the two compare as rentals, and what to check before you buy.
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Condo streets of Los Feliz
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Hillhurst Avenue, Los Feliz: A Condo Street Profile
Hillhurst Avenue is the commercial street of Los Feliz Village. It has one condo building of its own, with Los Feliz Towers at its corner on Los Feliz Boulevard and most Village condos on the streets around it.
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Ambrose Avenue, Los Feliz: A Condo Street Profile
Ambrose Avenue is mostly single-family homes, with two condo buildings and a group of new small-lot homes. It runs from Los Feliz Village west across Vermont into Los Feliz Square.
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Finley Avenue, Los Feliz: A Condo Street Profile
Finley Avenue holds the biggest group of condo buildings in Los Feliz: eight on the county roll, most of them small courtyard buildings from 1957 to 1967. Here is each one, block by block.
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