ARTICLE 3. Alternative Dispute Resolution Prerequisite to Civil Action [5925. - 5965.]

Article 3 added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 180, Sec. 2.

§§ 5925–5965 · 9 sections

• § 5925 As used in this article: (a) “Alternative dispute resolution” means mediation, arbitration, conciliation, or other nonjudicial procedure that involves a…
• § 5930 (a) An association or a member may not file an enforcement action in the superior court unless the parties have endeavored to submit their dispute to…
• § 5935 (a) Any party to a dispute may initiate the process required by Section 5930 by serving on all other parties to the dispute a Request for Resolution. The…
• § 5940 (a) If the party on whom a Request for Resolution is served accepts the request, the parties shall complete the alternative dispute resolution within 90 days…
• § 5945 If a Request for Resolution is served before the end of the applicable time limitation for commencing an enforcement action, the time limitation is tolled…
• § 5950 (a) At the time of commencement of an enforcement action, the party commencing the action shall file with the initial pleading a certificate stating that one…
• § 5955 (a) After an enforcement action is commenced, on written stipulation of the parties, the matter may be referred to alternative dispute resolution. The referred…
• § 5960 In an enforcement action in which attorney’s fees and costs may be awarded, the court, in determining the amount of the award, may consider whether a party’s…
• § 5965 (a) An association shall annually provide its members a summary of the provisions of this article that specifically references this article. The summary shall…