2025 Legislative Update

(Effective January 1, 2025, unless otherwise stated.) by Marcela Musilek AB-2460 Lowered Quorum in the Regular or Recall Director Election. (Civil Code § 5115 and Corporations Code § 7512) Assembly Bill 2460 is intended to clarify the 2023 AB1458, which created a method of reducing quorum to 20% of the association’s voting power. Applicable to the regular or recall director elections, this bill eases the quorum restraints that previously prevented the election of new directors. …

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The Recall Of Directors

by Stanley Feldsott A number of years ago, I published an article on recalling the Board. Although the procedures are still a creature of statute, changes in the Davis-Stirling Act with respect to elections have had some impact on the recall procedure, particularly when one keeps in mind that the typical recall meeting actually involves two matters: the first is whether there should be a recall, and the second is for the election of new …

Assembly Bill 3182 and California’s Growing List of HOA Restraints

Assembly Bill 3182 and California’s Growing List of HOA Restraints

On September 28, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 3182 into law. The new law amends Civil Code § 4740 and adds Civil Code § 4741 putting new rental restrictions on homeowners associations. Under the new law, rental bans will become illegal starting January 1, 2021. The change to the law also removes homeowners’ rights to vote on banning rentals. In addition, at least 25% of HOA neighborhoods can be used as rental properties. …