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Can Your California HOA Convert Tennis Courts Into Pickleball Courts Without a Vote?

Michael Kushner

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In this HOA Q&A, California’s leading homeowner-side HOA attorney, Michael Kushner, explains whether California HOA boards can convert tennis courts into pickleball courts without obtaining approval from the membership. 

🎯 What You’ll Learn in This HOA Q&A:

✅ Whether HOA boards have authority to change how common areas are used.

✅ The role an HOA’s governing documents play in those decisions.

✅ The role the Business Judgment Rule plays in those decisions. 

Pickleball-related disputes are becoming increasingly common in California HOAs. As part of that trend, we’re seeing a lot more instances of HOA boards unilaterally converting tennis courts to pickleball courts. Today’s episode focuses on that issue and the HOA’s authority to act unilaterally.  

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About: Michael Kushner created and taught the systems now used by the biggest law firms in the state focused on HOA litigation. Managing partner of MBK Chapman, and author of the best-selling book, HOA HELL, Kushner teaches homeowners how to fight their bad HOAs and win. 💥 Amazon [https://tinyurl.com/tx47hmvn] | Barnes & Noble [https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/hoa%20hell

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