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...
HOW CALIFORNIA HOAS USE HARASSMENT CLAIMS TO SILENCE HOMEOWNERS OVERVIEW There’s a disturbing trend coming from California HOA-side law firms. And it doesn’t involve fines, foreclosure, or even formal board hearings. It starts with a letter—almost always from the...
USING THE DAVIS-STIRLING ACT TO HOLD YOUR HOA ACCOUNTABLE OVERVIEW California’s Davis-Stirling Act is the foundational law that governs nearly every HOA in the state. It sets the rules for elections, assessments, board authority, records access, dispute resolution,...
HOA EMBEZZLEMENT AND THEFT CASES IN CALIFORNIA OVERVIEW Financial theft by HOAs is more common than most homeowners realize and far harder to detect than it should be. When reserve funds disappear or assessments rise without explanation, the problem often isn’t...
