Sex in the City – San Francisco Real Estate Condo Rules
QUESTION: We have an owner who has been observed engaging in sex with a female guest at the pool. Can we immediately suspend his pool privileges, or do we have to schedule a hearing prior to the suspension?ANSWER
: You cannot suspend privileges without a hearing.
There are a myriad of reasons to stay informed, and while most associations endeavor to be reasonable it is important to know both what your Associations rules are, and what is and is not legal in enforcing them.
Many people don’t realize that homeowners associations can, and sometimes do, initiate and foreclose on a property for non-payment of HOA dues. Rules an association adopts can impact not only the pets you can have, but the length of time you can sign a lease as well as if you can even lease your condo at all (some associations have a maximum of 75% owner to renter ratios). Is it legal to ban smoking in individual condominium units, not just in the common areas? It is, and the entire city of Belmont recently did so. Here in San Francisco, at the Bridgeview in South Beach (400 Beale Street), the homeowners narrowly defeated a proposal to ban smoking on private patios.
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