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HOA Hell with Michael Kushner is your inside guide to surviving—and winning—against California’s most abusive and overreaching HOAs. Leveraging almost 30 years of experience fighting for HOA members, Michael Kushner gives California homeowners real tools to fight back against abusive boards, outrageous rules, and everyday HOA nonsense. If your HOA is making your life a living Hell, then this podcast is for you.
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Signup to Generate a PitchHOA Hell with Michael Kushner is your inside guide to surviving, and winning, against California’s most abusive and overreaching HOAs. Leveraging almost 30 years of experience fighting for HOA members, Michael Kushner gives California homeowners real tools to fight back against abusive boards, outrageous rules, and everyday HOA nonsense.
HOA HELL is hosted by Michael Kushner. The show has published 186 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "KNX 1070: Can My California HOA Regulate E-Bikes and E-Scooters?" (26 October 2026, 3 minutes), "Why Are There So Many Bad HOAs in California?" (22 October 2026, 34 minutes), and "KNX 1070: Can My HOA Ban Me From Flying the American Flag?" (19 October 2026, 3 minutes).
HOA HELL publishes roughly a few times a week, with episodes averaging 17 minutes across 186 episodes.
Booking probability for HOA HELL is 36%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. HOA HELL requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. HOA HELL's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for HOA HELL are Property Management & Appraisal. HOA HELL has an education audience and around 2,100 subscribers on YouTube.
Michael Kushner hosts HOA HELL, an education podcast with 186 episodes published.
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In part 4 of KNX News reporter Steve Gregory’s 5-part series on California HOAs, California’s most respected homeowner-side HOA attorney, Michael Kushner, explains how far an HOA can go in regulating e-bikes and...
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Is your HOA run by a director who patrols the neighborhood with a clipboard, a tape measure, and a camera? In this episode, attorney Michael Kushner, California’s most experienced homeowner-side HOA attorney, takes on a...
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In part 3 of KNX News reporter Steve Gregory’s five-part series on California HOAs, California’s #1 homeowner-side HOA attorney, Michael Kushner, takes on a San Diego HOA that banned the American flag. Chris and Amy...
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Is your HOA spending reserve money on things it’s not supposed to? In this episode, attorney Michael Kushner, California’s #1 homeowner-side HOA attorney, breaks down which money has to go into your HOA’s reserve...
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In part 2 of KNX News reporter Steve Gregory’s 5-part series “Behind the Gate” series on California HOAs, California’s most prominent homeowner-side HOA attorney, Michael Kushner, walks him through what homeowners can...
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Bad HOAs all over California are using the emergency exception to push through massive special assessments without an otherwise required homeowner vote, and sometimes even after homeowners voted one down. In this...
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KFI News reporter Steve Gregory goes behind the gate in this five-part series on California HOAs, and he brings in homeowner-side HOA attorney Michael Kushner, California’s most respected homeowner-side HOA attorneys...
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In this HOA Q&A, California’s most respected homeowner-side HOA attorney, Michael Kushner, explains what happens when a California HOA director sells their home and the board hands the empty seat to a hand-picked...
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Every year before Halloween and Christmas, California homeowners ask whether their HOAs can restrict their holiday decorations, the religious items on their front doors, and the guests who come to trick-or-treat. In...
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In this HOA Q&A, California’s foremost homeowner-side HOA attorney and expert, Michael Kushner, explains what happens when a California HOA installs Flock license plate cameras at the entrance to an HOA-governed...
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A Torrance HOA hit its owners with a $49,000 special assessment, and a San Clemente HOA hit its members with one for $26,000, stories that both ABC7’s Leanne Suter and KFI AM 640’s Monks & Merrill brought to...
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac spent 2026 quietly rewriting the rules that decide whether anyone can get a loan to buy a condo in your community, and one more change hits in January 2027. In this episode, attorney Michael...
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In this HOA Q&A, California’s leading homeowner-side HOA attorney, Michael Kushner, explains the amendment to Civil Code § 5200, which took effect on January 1, 2026. What You’ll Learn in This HOA Q&A: ✅ The new...
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Weeks after you close on your new home, a letter shows up demanding you pay a fine, cover an unpaid assessment, or fix something the previous owner did. In this episode, attorney Michael Kushner, California’s most...
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Your HOA says you can’t trash the board online, and it wants a deposit and an insurance policy before you can even meet in the clubhouse to talk about a recall. Both demands are illegal, and a $1,000-an-hour attorney...
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In this HOA Q&A, California’s #1 homeowner-side HOA attorney, Michael Kushner, explains what qualifies as a health and safety violation under California’s $100 HOA fine cap. Bad HOAs figured out fast that AB 130’s cap...
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In this HOA Q&A, California’s most respected homeowner-side HOA attorney, Michael Kushner, explains loss assessment coverage and how it pays a condo owner’s share of a California HOA special assessment. Such coverage...
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A rare childhood cancer cluster in Ladera Ranch has parents pointing at the pesticides their HOA sprays across the common areas. In this episode, HOA attorney Michael Kushner, California’s most experienced...
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Many homeowners think that there’s a state agency that they can report their HOAs to when their HOAs break the law. There isn’t. In this episode, HOA attorney Michael Kushner, California’s most respected homeowner-side...
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In this HOA Q&A, California’s leading homeowner-side HOA attorney, Michael Kushner, explains whether any state agency regulates California HOAs and where homeowners can turn when their HOA breaks the law. What You’ll...
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