Operating Rules Available
Our company has an extensive library of attorney approved operating rules that can be made available to your homeowner association. A sample of these rules follow:
- Abandoned vehicles
- Allocation of Cost for Clogged Drains
- Architectural modifications
- Cleaning of Dryer Vents
- Clubhouse/Recreation Room Use
- Conduct of Members at Meetings
- Confidentiality Requirements for Board Members
- Discarding Oversized Items in Trash
- Encroachments into the Common Area
- Excessive Vehicle Speed
- Failure to Make Unit Available for Inspection
- Failure to Purchase Homeowner Insurance
- Failure to Purchase Renters Insurance
- Fines for CC&R Violations
- General Schedule of Fines
- Hard Surface Flooring
- Holiday Lighting-Decorations
- Installation of Private Washing Machines
- Installation and Repair of HVAC Units on Roofs
- Installation of Satellite Dishes
- Interfering with Vendors and Contractors
- Insurance Requirements
- Items Stored on Balcony Decks or in Patios
- Leaving Entry Doors or Gates Open
- Leaving Fire Doors Open
- Nuisances
- Occupancy Restrictions
- Paint colors permitted
- Parking Violations
- Pet Rules
- Pool Rules
- Recycling Violations
- Reimbursement of Recording Secretary Fee at Rule Violation Hearings
- Renting of Extra Parking Space
- Renting Your Home
- Responsibility for Payment of Insurance Deductible
- Security Camera Installations
- Smoking Restrictions
- Tenant Lease Addendum
- Tenant Contact Information Form
- Tenting for Termites
- Trash
- Unreasonable Noise
- Use of Washers and Dryers
- Vehicles with no License Plates
- Washing of Vehicles
- Window Covering Restrictions
The cost of one operating rule is $120 which includes providing the rule with written instructions (you determine the fine for violations) and attendance at a Zoom meeting. Additional rules processed at the same time are $60 each. We will explain the process and answer questions at the Zoom meeting and will provide appropriate language to include in the minutes of the meeting.
Board members are to verify that the proposed rule does not violate the existing CC&Rs, If preferred, we can review the association's CC&Rs and make this verification for $120.
Call to discuss your association's requirements for operating rules. There is no cost for the initial consultation.
AB 130 Disaster for HOAs in California
California recently enacted AS 130 which became effective on June 30, 2025. It is now California Civil Code Section 5855.
The law caps HOA fines to $100 per violation unless the violation involves "a significant and imminent threat to health or safety." Unfortunately, our brilliant state legislature has opened the door to litigation by not providing clear definitions of key terms. The result of the new law is to make it easier for those who violate CC&Rs and Operating Rules to do so without facing meaningful penalties. This may also be the intent of the law.
The new law is nearly certain to result in more violations of HOA CC&Rs and Operating Rules and it will undoubtedly cost associations more money to prevent these violations. Most HOAs will be required to rewrite most their rules at additional expense in order to comply.
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