Can a California HOA Convert Tennis Courts Into Pickleball Courts?

About this episode

Michael Kushner discusses the complexities of converting tennis courts into pickleball courts within California HOAs.

In this episode, California’s leading homeowner-side HOA attorney, Michael Kushner, takes on one of the hottest new HOA fights in California: HOA boards converting tennis courts into pickleball courts. This episode looks at when an HOA board can make that change without a membership vote (and when it can’t), and why noise, parking, lights, guests, and court placement can turn a pickleball conversion into a serious HOA dispute. What You’ll Learn in today’s episode: ✅ When HOAs can ...

People in this episode

Host: Michael Kushner

Topics covered

• HOA disputes
• pickleball
• tennis courts
• California law
• homeowner associations

Keywords

• HOA
• pickleball
• tennis courts
• California
• disputes
• membership vote
• noise
• parking
• court placement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: California HOA

Products: pickleball courts, tennis courts

Places: California

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