The 5 Biggest Mistakes Homeowners Make When Fighting Their California HOAs

About this episode

Attorney Michael Kushner discusses the five biggest mistakes homeowners make when fighting their California HOAs.

Most California HOA homeowners who lose valid disputes lose them not because the law was against them, but because of mistakes they made on their own. Attorney Michael Kushner, considered by many in the industry to be the #1 homeowner-side HOA attorney in California, has spent years watching homeowners damage their own cases before they ever contact an attorney. In this episode, he breaks down the five most destructive mistakes homeowners make in HOA disputes and why each one matters. What Y...

People in this episode

Host: Michael Kushner

Topics covered

• HOA disputes
• homeowner mistakes
• California law
• legal advice
• homeowner associations

Keywords

• HOA
• homeowners
• disputes
• California
• legal mistakes
• attorney advice
• homeowner associations

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Places: California

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