Tinnelly Talks Podcast

Tinnelly Law Group
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Welcome to Tinnelly Talks podcast where we discuss common legal issues facing today's community associations. Whether you're a Manager, Homeowner or Board Member, we can guarantee you will take away advice to help you better serve your community!

  1. 09/23/2025

    Episode 20: CAM University

    EPISODE DESCRIPTION In this episode, Host Steve Tinnelly interviews Ramona Acosta on their newest adventure, CAM University, established to create supportive relationships with management company partners by leveraging Tinnelly Law Groups legal and community management expertise to provide a professional training and development program that takes the individual manager from the CMCA certification to the PCAM designation. KEY POINTS First California edition of a prerequisite course that complies with state certification requirements Approved by CAMICB as a prerequisite course for your CMCA designation California-specific community management education program covering: Budgets, reserves, governance, legal issues, HR management, meetings, property maintenance, ethics and much more Course is approved alternative to CAI's M-100 California Edition Receive California-based instruction for your CMCA in LESS time and money ABOUT OUR GUESTS Steven J. Tinnelly, Esq. is the Managing Partner of Tinnelly Law Group. He is known for his exceptional writing, analytical and negotiation skills, and providing general counsel representation to many of the firm's larger HOA clients throughout the state. Mr. Tinnelly is very active within the community association industry and devotes a substantial amount of time to educating homeowners and industry professionals about the legal issues affecting California community associations. Read more Ramona Acosta, PCAM is the Director of Operations & Business Development for Tinnelly Law Group. Ms. Acosta directs and manages the firm's business development, marketing, public relations, and client relationship management efforts. Her success as a community manager and management company executive, coupled with her extensive knowledge of the California laws pertaining to HOAs, provides significant value to our clients and the professionals who manage them. Read more

    21 min

  2. 03/28/2024

    Episode 19: The Rising Costs of Construction

    EPISODE DESCRIPTION In this episode Co-Hosts Steve Tinnelly and Ramona Acosta speak to Isaac Camacho and Sean Andersen on the Rising Costs of Construction KEY POINTS Construction and labor costs Mandatory minimum wage Systemic inflation Building code changes SB 326 due by the end of the year Why HOAs need to raise assessments Properly maintaining assets, deferred maintenance and underfunded reserves Rising insurance costs in relation to liability claims ABOUT OUR GUESTS Isaac Camacho has over 10 years' experience in business development and has taken clients from positions of none-to-low brand recognition to exceeding sales goals and expectations and solid brand reputation in target markets. Isaac has strong interpersonal skills and is not only able to produce record-breaking sales himself but is also able to build and train successful sales teams that can sustain a level of desired sales revenues. Isaac is currently a sales/marketing expert with the state's fastest growing termite and pest control company, Accurate Termite & Pest Control. Read more Sean started working at Association Reserves in 1999. He opened the regional office in Orange County in 2003. Sean has completed over 3,000 Reserve Studies for properties ranging from small community associations to large master planned communities. He earned the Community Association Institute's (CAI) Reserve Specialist (RS) designation and has the distinction of being RS #68. Sean is an active member of the CAI Orange County chapter. Sean has also been an instructor on the subject of Reserves for training courses offered by CAI. Read more

    1h 4m

  3. 01/30/2024

    Episode 18: Death, Destruction and Rights of Entry in HOAs with Special Guest Panel

    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.

    49 min

  4. 01/12/2023

    Episode 17: The Manager/Vendor Relationship with Cindy Collins

    Duration: 52:56 | Recorded on December 20, 2022 Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | iTunes EPISODE DESCRIPTION In this episode Co-Hosts Steve Tinnelly and Ramona Acosta speak to Cindy Collins on the Vendor/Manager Relationships KEY POINTS Recognizing our vendors as business partners to support our mutual clients Utilizing our business partners as a resource The value of developing a long-term relationship How to properly vet business partners ABOUT OUR GUEST       Cindy Collins, Vice President of Community Management, has joined the PMP team in San Diego and brings over 23 years of experience in homeowner's association management in San Diego giving her a unique and in-depth perspective of the local market.Throughout Cindy's career, she has consistently demonstrated her ability to successfully lead teams that deliver results. With a wide range of expertise including new community development and construction, as well as aging communities, Cindy has made it her mission to inform and educate board members, so they have theconfidence to make the best decisions for their communities. She also served on her own HOA board for five years, giving her insight and perspective into the processes and needs of board members. Her high-touch communication style, level of care for excellent customer service, communication and direct straightforward approach to problem solving has resulted in high customer satisfaction and employee retention rates.Cindy earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia College in Chicago and work towards a Master's in Public Administration with a focus on Not-for-Profit Organizations. She has been a member of the Community Associations Institute (CAI) since 2000 and served on the CAI Educational Services Committee for four years. Industry credentials include the Community Associations Institute as a Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM®), the highest professional recognition available to community association management professionals, as well as the AMS and CMCA® certifications Read more about Cindy Collinss here

    53 min

  5. 11/10/2022

    Episode 16: EV Charging Stations and Infrastructure with Scott Clements

    EPISODE DESCRIPTION In this episode Co-Hosts Steve Tinnelly and Ramona Acosta speak to Scott Clements about new legislation regarding EV charging stations and its impact on aging infrastructures Key Points: • California updates Public Policy to establish the long-term goal of 100% electric vehicles in the state • Architectural requirements for homeowner installed EV charging stations • Aging common area and parking infrastructures • New Building Code standards to update parking infrastructures to allow for more EV charging stations • How to fund the installation of association controlled EV charging stations and infrastructure upgrades ABOUT OUR GUEST Scott is Chief Executive Officer of Reserve Studies Inc. and has a long and distinguished career in Reserve Studies and building inspection and analysis. He has personally performed thousands of property inspections, including services for reserve funding analysis, property purchase, construction defect litigation support, and cost estimation. He has authored numerous articles for CAI and CACM publications and has served on multiple committees—including CAI-OC's Education Committee, CACM's Reserve Analysts Committee, and he is a CACM Faculty member. Scott has been awarded Educator of the Year by CAI-OC, and was recognized with a Vision Award for Excellence in Service from the California Association of Community Managers. Read more about Scott Clements here

    49 min

  6. 10/13/2022

    Episode 15: Answering Your Questions About HOA Collections with Corey Todd

    EPISODE DESCRIPTION In this episode Co-Hosts Steve Tinnelly and Ramona Acosta speak to Attorney Corey Todd for answers on some of the more common questions we receive regarding HOA assessment collections. KEY POINTS Why do we have to file a new lien (corrective work)? Why do we have a file multiple liens (non-continuing liens)? Why not use Small Claims Court? Why is it important to file the lien early? What if we don't want to foreclose? ABOUT OUR GUEST Corey Todd is an attorney with Tinnelly Law Group and is supervising a supervising attorney for our assessment collection division, Alterra Assessment Recovery. Read more about Corey, here! RESOURCES Read the blog FindHOALaw Assessment Collections Podcast Episode 11 on Assessment Collections

    1h 5m

  7. 04/15/2022

    Episode 14: New Condo Lending Requirements with Marybeth Green and Arthur Hopkins

    EPISODE DESCRIPTION In this episode Co-Hosts Steve Tinnelly and Ramona Acosta speak to Marybeth Green, Vice President of Education and Development at Seabreeze Management Company and Arthur Hopkins, Vice President of Click2Blind Insurance Services, regarding the new condo lending requirements for Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae backed loans. KEY POINTS   Fannie Mae and Freddie Macs Requirements What is unsafe? How do you answer these questionnaires? is there liability if you get it wrong? What types of documents do you need? What if the board of directors does not want to answer these questions? ABOUT OUR GUEST Marybeth O. Green, Vice President of Education and Development, oversees all training endeavors across the Seabreeze organization. As a member of the Seabreeze senior management team, Marybeth creates, implements, and manages internal and external initiatives to help both Seabreeze representatives and their board member partners define clear paths to success.  Marybeth has earned the Certified Community Association Manager (CCAM®) designation from the California Association of Community Managers, is a Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA®) via the CAM-ICB, an Association Management Specialist (AMS®) and Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM®) through the Community Associations Institute and holds a Master of Arts degree in Education specializing in online curriculum design. Read more about Marybeth here! Arthur Hopkins is Vice President of Click2Bind Insurance Services, an independent insurance brokerage providing services to community associations and their members.  Art brings his passion for complicated insurance risks with more than eighteen years' experience into his new role in developing a nationwide insurance producer program with an emphasis on community associations.  He maintains the CMCA certification from CAMICB and the Education Business Partner designation from the Community Associations Institute.  Art also serves as President of his own community association and is Co-Chair of the San Diego Equality Business Association. Find out more about Click2Blind here!

    1h 3m

  8. 03/11/2022

    Episode 13: The Current State of HOA Fire Insurance with Guest Patrick Prendiville

    EPISODE DESCRIPTION In this episode, Co-Hosts Ramona Acosta and Steve Tinnelly discuss the current state of HOA fire insurance with Patrick Prendiville of Prendiville Insurance Agency. KEY POINTS Why is the cost of HOA insurance skyrocketing? Why aren't the preferred or admitted insurance companies willing to insure us? Can the cost of insurance really be this high? Is there anything the association can do to lower premiums? ABOUT OUR GUEST Patrick Prendiville started Prendiville Insurance Agency in 1988 after graduating from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Patrick has earned the "Community Insurance and Risk Management Specialist (CIRMS)" designation from Community Associations Institute (CAI). Read more about Patrick Prendiville, here! RESOURCES FindHOALaw Assessment Collections Related Articles Additional Resources MORE WAYS TO LISTEN! FOLLOW TINNELLY LAW GROUP ON SOCIAL MEDIA   ABOUT US

    52 min
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