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Cal. Civ. Code § 5975

Civil Action

Known as the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act

The act spans §§ 4000 to 6150 (223 sections).

Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Almanor Lakeside Villas Owners Ass'n. v. Carson (2016)

Most recently applied in Covina Residents for Responsible Dev. v. City of Covina (February 2018)

Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 180, Sec. 2

(a) The covenants and restrictions in the declaration shall be enforceable equitable servitudes, unless unreasonable, and shall inure to the benefit of and bind all owners of separate interests in the development. Unless the declaration states otherwise, these servitudes may be enforced by any owner of a separate interest or by the association, or by both.

(b) A governing document other than the declaration may be enforced by the association against an owner of a separate interest or by an owner of a separate interest against the association.

(c) In an action to enforce the governing documents, the prevailing party shall be awarded reasonable attorney’s fees and costs.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.