Title CIV — California Civ. Code

“Annual policy statement” means the statement described in Section 5310.

“Association” means a nonprofit corporation or unincorporated association created for the purpose of managing a common interest development.

“Board” means the board of directors of the association.

“Board meeting” means either of the following: (a) A congregation, at the same time and place, of a sufficient number of directors to establish a quorum of the board, to hear, discuss, or deliberate upon any item of business that is within the authority of the board. (b) A teleco…

(a) “Common area” means the entire common interest development except the separate interests therein. The estate in the common area may be a fee, a life estate, an estate for years, or any combination of the foregoing. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), in a planned development…

“Common interest development” means any of the following: (a) A community apartment project. (b) A condominium project. (c) A planned development. (d) A stock cooperative.

“Community apartment project” means a development in which an undivided interest in land is coupled with the right of exclusive occupancy of any apartment located thereon.

(a) “Community service organization or similar entity” means a nonprofit entity, other than an association, that is organized to provide services to residents of the common interest development or to the public in addition to the residents, to the extent community common area or …

“Condominium plan” means a plan described in Section 4285.

(a) A “condominium project” means a real property development consisting of condominiums. (b) A condominium consists of an undivided interest in common in a portion of real property coupled with a separate interest in space called a unit, the boundaries of which are described on …

“Declarant” means the person or group of persons designated in the declaration as declarant, or if no declarant is designated, the person or group of persons who sign the original declaration or who succeed to special rights, preferences, or privileges designated in the declarati…

“Declaration” means the document, however denominated, that contains the information required by Sections 4250 and 4255.

“Director” means a natural person who serves on the board.

(a) “Exclusive use common area” means a portion of the common area designated by the declaration for the exclusive use of one or more, but fewer than all, of the owners of the separate interests and which is or will be appurtenant to the separate interest or interests. (b) Unless…

“General notice” means the delivery of a document pursuant to Section 4045.

“Governing documents” means the declaration and any other documents, such as bylaws, operating rules, articles of incorporation, or articles of association, which govern the operation of the common interest development or association.

“Individual notice” means the delivery of a document pursuant to Section 4040.

“Item of business” means any action within the authority of the board, except those actions that the board has validly delegated to any other person or persons, managing agent, officer of the association, or committee of the board comprising less than a quorum of the board.

(a) A “managing agent” is a person who, for compensation or in expectation of compensation, exercises control over the assets of a common interest development. (b) A “managing agent” does not include any of the following: (1) A regulated financial institution operating within the…

“Member” means an owner of a separate interest.

“Person” means a natural person, corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, or other entity.

“Planned development” means a real property development other than a community apartment project, a condominium project, or a stock cooperative, having either or both of the following features: (a) Common area that is owned either by an association or in common by the owners of t…

“Reserve accounts” means both of the following: (a) Moneys that the board has identified for use to defray the future repair or replacement of, or additions to, those major components that the association is obligated to maintain. (b) The funds received, and not yet expended or d…

“Reserve account requirements” means the estimated funds that the board has determined are required to be available at a specified point in time to repair, replace, or restore those major components that the association is obligated to maintain.

(a) “Separate interest” has the following meanings: (1) In a community apartment project, “separate interest” means the exclusive right to occupy an apartment, as specified in Section 4105. (2) In a condominium project, “separate interest” means a separately owned unit, as specif…

(a) “Stock cooperative” means a development in which a corporation is formed or availed of, primarily for the purpose of holding title to, either in fee simple or for a term of years, improved real property, and all or substantially all of the shareholders of the corporation rece…

This part shall be known, and may be cited, as the Commercial and Industrial Common Interest Development Act. In a provision of this part, the part may be referred to as the act.

Division, part, title, chapter, article, and section headings do not in any manner affect the scope, meaning, or intent of this act.

Nothing in the act that added this part shall be construed to invalidate a document prepared or action taken before January 1, 2014, if the document or action was proper under the law governing common interest developments at the time that the document was prepared or the action …

Unless a contrary intent is clearly expressed, a local zoning ordinance is construed to treat like structures, lots, parcels, areas, or spaces in like manner regardless of the form of the common interest development.

(a) If a provision of this act requires that a document be delivered to an association, the document shall be delivered to the person designated to receive documents on behalf of the association, in a written notice delivered by the association to members by individual delivery. …

(a) If a provision of this act requires that an association deliver a document by “individual delivery” or “individual notice,” the document shall be delivered by one of the following methods: (1) First-class mail, postage prepaid, registered or certified mail, express mail, or o…

(a) This section governs the delivery of a document pursuant to this act. (b) If a document is delivered by mail, delivery is deemed to be complete on deposit into the United States mail. (c) If a document is delivered by electronic means, delivery is complete at the time of tran…

If the association or a member has consented to receive information by electronic delivery, and a provision of this act requires that the information be in writing, that requirement is satisfied if the information is provided in an electronic record capable of retention by the re…

If a provision of this act requires that an action be approved by a majority of all members, the action shall be approved or ratified by an affirmative vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast.

If a provision of this act requires that an action be approved by a majority of a quorum of the members, the action shall be approved or ratified by an affirmative vote of a majority of the votes represented and voting in a duly held election in which a quorum is represented, whi…

The definitions in this article govern the construction of this act.

“Association” means a nonprofit corporation or unincorporated association created for the purpose of managing a common interest development.

“Board” means the board of directors of the association.

A “commercial or industrial common interest development” means a common interest development that is limited to industrial or commercial uses by law or by a declaration of covenants, conditions, and restrictions that has been recorded in the official records of each county in whi…

(a) “Common area” means the entire common interest development except the separate interests therein. The estate in the common area may be a fee, a life estate, an estate for years, or any combination of the foregoing. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), in a planned development…

“Common interest development” means any of the following: (a) A condominium project. (b) A planned development. (c) A stock cooperative.

“Condominium plan” means a plan described in Section 6624.

(a) A “condominium project” means a real property development consisting of condominiums. (b) A condominium consists of an undivided interest in common in a portion of real property coupled with a separate interest in space called a unit, the boundaries of which are described on …

“Declarant” means the person or group of persons designated in the declaration as declarant, or if no declarant is designated, the person or group of persons who sign the original declaration or who succeed to special rights, preferences, or privileges designated in the declarati…

“Declaration” means the document, however denominated, that contains the information required by Section 6614.

“Director” means a natural person who serves on the board.

(a) “Exclusive use common area” means a portion of the common area designated by the declaration for the exclusive use of one or more, but fewer than all, of the owners of the separate interests and which is or will be appurtenant to the separate interest or interests. (b) Unless…

“Governing documents” means the declaration and any other documents, such as bylaws, operating rules, articles of incorporation, or articles of association, which govern the operation of the common interest development or association.

“Individual notice” means the delivery of a document pursuant to Section 6514.