Davis-Stirling Act

Chapter 1 - General Provisions

Article 1. Preliminary Provisions

4000 - Title

4005 - Headings

4010 - Effect of Act

4020 - Zoning Ordinances

4035 - Delivery of Documents to Association

4040 - Individual Delivery or Notice

4041 - Updating Member Contact Information

4045 - General Delivery or Notice

4050 - Effective Date of Delivery

4055 - Electronic Delivery

4065 - Approval by a Majority of Members

4070 - Approval by a Majority Vote of a Quorum

Article 2 - Definitions

4075 - Application of Definitions

4076 - "Annual Budget Report"

4078 - "Annual Policy Statement"

4080 - "Association"

4085 - "Board"

4090 - "Board Meeting"

4095 - "Common Area"

4100 - "Common Interest Development"

4105 - "Community Apartment Project"

4110 - "Community Service Organization"

4120 - "Condominium Plan"

4125 - "Condominium Project"

4130 - "Declarant"

4135 - "Declaration"

4140 - "Director"

4145 - "Exclusive Use Common Area"

4148 - "General Notice"

4150 - "Governing Document" 

4153 - "Individual Notice"

4155 - "Item of Business"

4158 - "Managing Agent"

4160 - "Member"

4170 - "Person"

4175 - "Planned Development"

4177 - "Reserve Accounts"

4178 - "Reserve Account Requirements"

4185 - "Separate Interest"

4190 - "Stock Cooperative"

Chapter 2 - Application of Act

4200 - Creation of Common Interest Developments

4201 - Not Applicable to Development without Common Area

4202 - Not Applicable to Commercial or Industrial Common Interest Development

Chapter 3 - Governing Documents

Article 1 - General Provisions

4205 - Hierarchy of Governing Documents

4210 - Recording of Association Information Statement

4215 - Liberal Construction of Documents

4220 - Physical Boundaries of Units

4225 - Discriminatory Restrictions

4230 - Amendment to Remove Declarant Provisions in Governing Documents

4235 - Amendment to Correct Cross-Referencing in Governing Documents

Article 2 - Declaration

4250 - Contents of Declaration

4255 - Airport Influence Area

4260 - Permitted Amendments to Declaration

4265 - Extension of Declaration

4270 - Procedure to Amend Declaration

4275 - Petition for Amendments

Article 3 - Articles of Incorporation

4280 - Content of Articles of Incorporation

Article 4 - Condominium Plan 

4285 - Condominium Plan Requirements

4290 - Recording of Condominium Plan

4295 - Amending or Revoking a Condominium Plan

Article 5 - Operation Rules

4340 – Definition of Operating Rule and Rule Change

4350 – Enforceability of Rule

4355 – Rulemaking Procedures

4360 – Notice of Proposed Rule Change

4365 – Reversal of Rule Change

4370 -  Rule Changes after 2004

Chapter 4 - Ownership and Transfer of Interests

Article 1 - Ownership Rights and Interests

4500 - Ownership of Common Area 

4505 - Common Area Rights of Ingress and Egress

4510 - Right of Access to Owners' Separate Interest

4515 - Right to Peaceful Assembly

Article 2 - Transfer Disclosure

4525 - Owner Disclosure to Prospective Purchasers

4528 - Disclosure Form

4530 - Association's Obligation to Provide Documents to Escrow

4535 - Owner's Additional Transfer Requirements

4540 - Penalty for Violation

4545 - Validity of Title Transfer

Article 3 - Transfer Fee

4575 - Limitations on Transfer Fees

4580 - Exemption from Transfer Fee Limitations

Article 4 - Restrictions on Transfer

4600 - Grant of Exclusive Use Common Area

4605 - Violation of Section 4600

4610 - Restrictions on Partition of Common Area

4615 - Mechanic's Lien in Common Interest Development

4620 - Notice of Lien

Article 5 - Transfer of Separate Interest

4625 - Transfer of Community Apartment Project

4630 - Transfer of Condominium Project

4635 - Transfer of Planned Development

4640 - Transfer of Stock Cooperative

4645 - Transfer of Exclusive Use Areas

4650 - Restrictions on Severability of Component Interests

Chapter 5 - Property Use and Maintenance

Article 1 - Protected Uses

4700 - Limits on Regulation of Separate Interests

4705 - Display of United States Flag

4706 - Display of Religious Items

4710 - Display of Noncommercial Signs or Flags

4715 - Pet Restrictions

4720 - Roofing Installation and Repair

4725 - Restrictions on Antennas and Satellite Dishes

4730 - Restrictions on Real Estate Marketing

4735 - Restrictions on Low Water-Using Plants

4736 - Limitations on Pressure Washing

4739 - Restrictions on Rental of Portion of Separate Interest

4740 - Limitations on Rental Restrictions

4741 - Prohibitions on Rental Restrictions

4745 - Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

4745.1 - Electric Vehicle Dedicated TOU Meters

4746 - Solar Energy System

4750 - Personal Agriculture

4751 - Accessory Dwelling Units

4753 - Clotheslines

Article 2 - Modification of Separate Interest

4760 - Improvements to Separate Interest

4765 - Architectural Review Procedures

Article 3 - Maintenance

4775 - Maintenance and Repair Responsibility

4777 - Pesticide Application and Notice Requirement

4780 - Wood-Destroying Pests

4785 - Temporary Removal of Occupants for Pest Treatment

4790 - Exclusive Use Telephone Wiring

Chapter 6 - Association Governance

Article 1 - Association Existence and Powers

4800 - Association

4805 - Corporate Powers of Association

4820 - Joint Neighborhood Associations

Article 2 - Board Meeting

4900 - Open Meeting Act

4910 - No Board Action Outside of Meeting

4920 - Notice of Board Meetings

4923 - Emergency Board Meetings

4925 - Members' Rights to Attend Open Meetings

4926 - Teleconference or Virtual Meetings

4930 - Limitations on Board Meetings

4935 - Executive Session Meetings

4950 - Meeting Minutes

4955 - Violation of Open Meeting Act

Article 3 - Member Meeting

5000 - Membership Meetings

Article 4 - Member election

5100 - Secret Ballot Elections

5103 - Election by Acclamation

5105 - Election Rules

5110 - Inspector of Elections

5115 - Voting Procedure

5120 - Counting Ballots

5125 - Custody of Ballots

5130 - Proxies

5135 - Use of Association Funds for Campaigns 

5145 - Enforcement of Election Procedures

Article 5 - Record Inspection

5200 - Association Records and Enhanced Records

5205 - Inspection of Associations Records

5210 - Deadline to Produce Association Records

5215 - Redacting Association Records

5216 - Safe at Home Program 

5220 - Membership List Opt Out

5225 - Request for Membership List

5230 - Misuse of Association Records

5235 - Enforcement of  Inspection Rights

5240 - Article Supersedes Corporation Code

Article 6 - Recordkeeping

5260 - Record Requests that Must be in Writing

Article 7 - Annual Reports

5300 - Annual Budget Report

5305 - Review of Financial Statement

5310 - Annual Policy Statement

5320 - Delivery of Budget Report to Members

Article 8 - Conflict of Interest

5350 - Prohibited Actions by Directors and Committee Members

Article 9 - Managing Agent

5375 - Managing Agent Disclosures

5375.5 - Manager Conflict of Interest Disclosure

5376 - Deliver of Disclosure Documents

5380 - Deposits of Association Funds

5385 - Employee Not Managing Agent

Article 10 - Government Assistance

5400 - Training for Director 

5405 - Common Interest Registry

Article 11 - Emergency Powers and Procedures

5450 - Meetings During State of Emergency 

Chapter 7 - Finances

Article 1 - Accounting

5500 - Review of Finances

5501  - Financial Review Requirements

5502 - Approval Requirements for Financial Transfer

Article 2 - Use of Reserve Funds

5510 - Withdrawal of Reserve Funds

5515 - Transfer from Reserve Account

5520 - Reserve Funds for Litigation

Article 3 - Reserve Planning

5550 - Reserve Study Requirements

5551 - Balcony Inspections

5560 - Reserve Funding Plan

5565 - Summary of Association Reserves

5570 - Reserve Funding Disclosure Form

5580 - Community Service Organization Report

Chapter 8 - Assessments and Assessment Collection

Article 1 - Establish & Impose Assessments

5600 - Duty to Levy Assessments

5605 - Assessment Increases

5610 - Emergency Assessment Requirements

5615 - Notice of Assessment Increase

5620 - Assessments of Exempt From Judgment Creditors

5625 - Assessments Not Based on Taxable Value

Article 2 - Assessment Payment and Delinquency

5650 - Assessments as Debts

5655 - Priority of Assessment Payments

5658 - Disputed Charges and Payment Under Protest

5660 - Prelien Notice

5665 - Payment Plan

5670 - Prelien Dispute Resolution

5673 - Decision to Lien

5675 - Notice of Delinquent Assessment

5680 - Priority of Lien

5685 - Releasing of Lien

5690 - Failure to Comply with Lien Procedures

Article 3 - Assessment Collection

5700 - Lien Enforcement Generally

5705 - Decision to Foreclose Lien

5710 - Lien Foreclosure Procedure

5715 - Right of Redemption

5720 - Limitations on Foreclosure 

5725 - Reimbursement Assessment and Monetary Penalties 

5730 - Notice of Collection Procedure

5735 - Assignment and Pledge of Assessment

5740 - Liens After January 2023

Chapter 9 - Insurance and Liability 

5800 - Limitation of Officer & Director Liability

5805 - Limitation of Member Liability

5806 - Fidelity Bond Coverage 

5810 - Notice of Change in Insurance Coverage 

Chapter 10 - Dispute Resolution and Enforcement

Article 1 - Discipline and Cost Reimbursement

5850 - Schedule of Monetary Penalties/Fines

5855 - Notice of Disciplinary Hearing

5865 - Authority to Impose Penalties

5875 - Enforcement During Declared Emergency

Article 2 - Internal Dispute Resolution

5900 - Applicability to Disputes

5905 - Procedure for Resolving Disputes

5910 - IDR Requirement

5910.1 IDR Prerequisite to Litigation

5915 - Default Meet & Confer Procedure

5920 - Annual Notice of IDR Policy

Article 3 - Alternative Dispute Resolution

5925 - ADR Definitions

5930 - ADR Prerequisite to Litigation

5935 - Request for ADR

5940 - Time to Complete ADR Process

5945 - ADR Tolling of Statute of Limitations

5950 - Certification of ADR Efforts

5955 - Stay of Litigation for ADR

5960 - Attorney's Fees

5965 - Annual ADR Notice

Chapter 11 - Construction Defect Litigation

6000 - Prelitigation Procedures

6100 - Notice of Settlement Agreement

6150 - Notice of Civil Action Against Declarant