About this episode

Michael Kushner discusses whether California HOAs can prohibit children from playing in common areas.

In this HOA Q&A, California’s #1 homeowner-side HOA attorney, Michael Kushner, explains whether HOAs in California can ban kids from playing in the community’s common areas. One family got hit with a proposed rule that pushes their kids off every grass area in the neighborhood, leaving nothing but the private streets. So is an HOA allowed to do that, and what happens when the only place left to play is the one place that’s actually more dangerous? 🎯 What You’ll Learn in This ...

People in this episode

Host: Michael Kushner

Topics covered

• HOA regulations
• children's rights
• common areas
• California law
• community rules

Keywords

• HOA
• California
• children
• common area
• community rules
• law
• playground

Mentioned in this episode

Places: California

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