EPISODE DESCRIPTION

In this episode Host Cang Le speaks to a guest panel live from our 2024 Legal Symposium featuring Tinnelly Law Group Attorneys Corey Todd and Carrie Heieck; Mark Dodge, Regional Vice President at Associa; and Michelle Lopez, Director of Community Management at Powerstone Property Management, regarding the rights of entry for deceased homeowners.

KEY POINTS

• Exercising the right of entry provisions in the CC&Rs
• What constitutes an emergency in order to gain entry without notice
• Gaining entry when the owner is deceased
• How to seek judicial assistance
• Recouping delinquent assessments, attorney’s fees and costs

ABOUT OUR GUESTS

Mark Dodge is the Regional Vice President of Associa and the President and CEO of Associa - Desert Resort Management, the largest HOA management company in the Coachella Valley. His experience is wide and includes both senior management and financial positions in the publishing, sports marketing, automotive, technology, and event management industries. Read more about Mark here.

Michelle Lopez is the Director of Community Management at Powerstone Property Management and oversees the Coachella Valley office. As a lifelong resident of Coachella Valley, Michelle understands the needs and way of life in the desert. She is an experienced supervisor and senior community association manager. Read more about Michelle here.

Corey is a Senior Attorneys with Tinnelly Law Group and Alterra Assessment Recovery. Prior to Tinnelly, Corey completed an externship with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California, where he clerked for the Honorable Erithe Smith. Corey also spent several years working for a civil litigation firm that built its core business on the representation of financial institutions in the servicing of both commercial and residential property portfolios.

Carrie is a Senior Attorney with Tinnelly Law Group practicing for over 15 years primarily representing corporate and institutional clients in areas including corporate formation, contracts, and real estate issues. It was by chance that she began representing several HOAs through word of mouth and discovered a niche of the law that she loves.