CALIFORNIA HOA LAWS 2025: MID-YEAR LEGAL UPDATE OVERVIEW The Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act is the primary body of law that governs California HOAs. Found in Civil Code sections 4000 through 6150, it controls everything from how boards impose rules,...
CALIFORNIA HOA RESTRICTIONS ON DROUGHT-RESISTANT LANDSCAPING OVERVIEW Civil Code section 4735 protects the rights of California homeowners to install drought-resistant landscaping. But far too many HOAs either don’t know that or don’t care. And while the law was...
SELLING A CONDO IN A FIRE ZONE: DISCLOSURE DUTIES UNDER CALIFORNIA LAW OVERVIEW Most California condo owners have no idea that they’re required to make fire safety disclosures when selling their units. That ignorance stems primarily from the fact that condominium...
CALIFORNIA HOA FINE LIMITS UNDER AB 130 OVERVIEW California’s newly enacted AB 130, effective June 30, 2025, capped HOA fines at $100 per violation under newly revised Civil Code section 5855. On the surface, it feels like a long-overdue consumer protection: a clear,...
ILLEGAL HOA ATTORNEY FEE CHARGES IN CALIFORNIA OVERVIEW More and more California homeowners are discovering unexplained legal fees added to their HOA account statements—fees they never agreed to, aren’t justified by the governing documents, never had a hearing...
CALIFORNIA HOA DUTIES TO MAINTAIN COMMON AREAS OVERVIEW California law requires HOAs to maintain, repair, and replace all common areas—e.g., shared roofs, stairways, elevators, walkways, slopes, landscaping, roads, sidewalks, greenbelts, drainage systems, homeowner...
