California Statutes
§ 5980. — 5980. (Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 180, Sec. 2.)
California § 5980.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code CIVCivil Code - CIV
Div. 4.DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Part 5.PART 5. Common Interest Developments
Ch. 10.CHAPTER 10. Dispute Resolution and Enforcement
Art. 4.ARTICLE 4. Civil Action
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Cal. Civil Code - CIV Code § 5980. (2026).
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An association has standing to institute, defend, settle, or intervene in litigation, arbitration, mediation, or administrative proceedings in its own name as the real party in interest and without joining with it the members, in matters pertaining to the following:
(a)Enforcement of the governing documents.
(b)Damage to the common area.
(c)Damage to a separate interest that the association is obligated to maintain or repair.
(d)Damage to a separate interest that arises out of, or is integrally related to, damage to the common area or a separate interest that the association is obligated to maintain or repair.
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Legislative History
Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 180, Sec. 2. (AB 805) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative January 1, 2014, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 180.
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