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Timestamp: 2017-11-25 11:09:23
Document Index: 603533405

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 4', '§ 2', '§ 3', '§ 3', '§ 2', '§ 2', '§ 9', '§ 3', '§ 1', '§ 25', '§ 1368', '§ 12001', '§ 1700', '§ 2', '§ 4', '§ 4', '§ 1360', '§ 1', '§ 1', '§ 1', '§ 25', '§ 1368', '§ 8320', '§ 1708']

Documents to be provided to prospective purchaser | California Homeowners Association | HOA
Documents to be provided to prospective purchaser; Civil penalties for willful violations; Attorney fees
(a) The owner of a separate interest, other than an owner subject to the requirements of Section 11018.6 of the Business and Professions Code, shall, as soon as practicable before transfer of title to the separate interest or execution of a real property sales contract therefore, as defined in Section 2985, provide the following to the prospective purchaser:
(6) A copy of the preliminary list of defects provided to each member of the association pursuant to Section 1375, unless the association and the builder subsequently enter into a settlement agreement or otherwise resolve the matter and the association complies with Section 1375.1. Disclosure of the preliminary list of defects pursuant to this paragraphdoes not waive any privilege attached to the document. The preliminary list of defects shall also include a statement that a final determination as to whether the list of defects is accurate and complete has not been made.
(A) An amount not to exceed the association’s actual costs to change its records .
(d) Any person or entity who willfully violates this section is liable to the purchaser of a separate interestthat is subject to this section for actual damages occasioned thereby and, in addition, shall pay a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500). In an action to enforce this liability, the prevailing party shall be awarded reasonable attorneys’ fees.
Added Stats 1985 ch 1596 § 4. Amended Stats 1987 ch 596 § 2; Stats 1991 ch 412 § 3 (AB 623); Stats 1995 ch 199 § 3 (SB 300); Stats 1997 ch 632 § 2 (AB 76); Stats 2000 ch 257 § 2 (AB 1823); Stats 2002 ch 1111 § 9 (AB 2289), ch 1117 § 3.5 (AB 643); Stats 2003 ch 393 § 1, ch 557 § 25.5 (AB 512).
Former § 1368, similar to present Prob C §§ 12001, 12003-12005, 16304, was enacted 1872 and repealed Stats 1931 ch 281 (Prob C § 1700).
Editor’s Notes–
There were two other sections of this number, both relating to documents to be provided to prospective purchaser, which were added Stats 1985 ch 1003 § 2, ch 1505 § 4 and repealed Stats 1986 ch 9 §§ 4, 5, effective February 25, 1986.
1987 Amendment:
(1) Added subd (c); and (2) redesignated former subds (c)-(e) to be subds (d)-(f).
1991 Amendment:
Amended subd (a) by adding (1) “the association’s current regular and special assessments and fees, as well as” in the first sentence of subd (a)(4); and (2) subd (a)(5).
1995 Amendment:
Substituted “documents” for “financial statement” in subd (a)(3).
1997 Amendment:
(1) Added subds (a)(5) and (a)(6); (2) redesignated former subd (a)(5) to be subd (a)(7); and (3) substituted “to (7), inclusive,” for “, (2), (3), and (4)” in subd (b).
(1) Amended subd (a)(4) by (a) adding “obtained” after “in writing” near the beginning; (b) deleting “as well as” after “assessments and fees,”; (c) substituting “that” for “which” after “interest development”; (d) adding “, and any monetary fines or penalties levied upon the owner’s interest and unpaid on the date of the statement”; and (e) adding “obtained from an authorized representative”; (2) added subd (a)(5); (3) redesignated former subds (a)(5)-(a)7) to be subds (a)(6)-(a)(8); and (4) substituted “paragraphs (1) to (8)” for “paragraphs (1) to (7)” in subd (b).
(1)Added “or 1367.1″ in subd (a) (4); and(2)added “fee” in subd (c).
(1)Amended subd (a) by (a) adding “, including a copy of the association’s articles of incorporation, or, if not incorporated, a statement in writing from an authorized representative of the association that the association is not incorporated” in subd (1); (b) adding “or 1367.1″ in subd (4).
(1)Amended subd (a) by(a) adding “, including a copy of the association’s articles of incorporation, or, if not incorporated, a statement in writing from an authorized reprsentative of the association that the association is not incorporated”; (b) adding “copy or a summary of any notice previously sent to the owner pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1363 that sets forth any alleged violation of the governing documents that remains unresolved at the time of the request.” in subd (5);(i) adding the second and third sentences; (c)adding subds (6), (7), and (8);(2) added subds (b), (c), and (d); (3)deleted “In an action to enforce this liability, the prevailing party shall be awarded reasonable attorneys’ fees.”; (4) deleted subd (e) which read: “(e) Nothing in this section affects the validity of title to real property transferred in violation of this section.”; (5) deleted subd (f) which read: “(f) In addition to the requirements of this section, an owner transferring title to a separate interest shall comply with applicable requirements of Sections 1133 and 1134.”.
Historical Derivations:
Former § 1360, as added Stats 1976 ch 395 § 1, amended Stats 1982 ch 805 § 1, Stats 1983 ch 1288 § 1.
Law Revision Commission Comments:
2003- Comment. Subdivision (a) of Section 1368 is amended to make clear that the required disclosure of the governing documents of a common interest development includes disclosure of any operating rules. See also Sections 1351(a) (”association” defined), 1351(c) (”common interest development” defined), 1351(j) (”governing documents” defined), 1351(l) (”separate interest” defined).
Cal Forms Pl & Practice (Matthew Bender) ch 124 “Condominiums and Other Common Interest Developments”
Handling real property sales transactions. CEB Action Guide
Taking a closer look: Significant new California legislation relating to real property enacted in 1987. 11 CEB Real Prop L Rep No. 2 p 37
Miller & Starr, Cal Real Estate 3d §§ 25:45, 25:111, 25:125
1988 legislative summary. 7 Cal Real Prop J No. 1 p 1
Review of 1985 legislation. 17 Pacific LJ 761
Civ. Code § 1368, does not impose a duty on a homeowners association to disclose construction defects to prospective purchasers, and no such duty arises as a result of the fact that a corporation is required to keep adequate books and records pursuant to Corp. Code, § 8320. Nor may the duty to disclose be predicated on the principle that everyone must abstain from conduct that unreasonably causes injury to another (Civ. Code, §§ 1708, 1714, subd. (a)). Kovich v Paseo Del Mar Homeowners’ Assn. (1996, 2nd Dist) 41 Cal App 4th 863, 48 Cal Rptr 2d 758