CHAPTER 4. Ownership and Transfer of Interests

Chapter 4 added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 180, Sec. 2.

§§ 4500–4650 · 23 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Ownership Rights and Interests §§ 4500–4515 · 4 sections

   • § 4500 Unless the declaration otherwise provides, in a condominium project, or in a planned development in which the common area is owned by the owners of the…
   • § 4505 Unless the declaration otherwise provides: (a) In a community apartment project and condominium project, and in those planned developments with common area…
   • § 4510 Except as otherwise provided in law, an order of the court, or an order pursuant to a final and binding arbitration decision, an association may not deny a…
   • § 4515 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure that members and residents of common interest developments have the ability to exercise their rights under…
2. ARTICLE 2. Transfer Disclosure §§ 4525–4545 · 6 sections

   • § 4525 (a) The owner of a separate interest shall provide the following documents to a prospective purchaser of the separate interest, as soon as practicable before…
   • § 4528 The form for billing disclosures required by Section 4530 shall be in at least 10-point type and substantially the following form: CHARGES FOR DOCUMENTS…
   • § 4530 (a) (1) Upon written request, the association shall, within 10 days of the mailing or delivery of the request, provide the owner of a separate interest, or any…
   • § 4535 In addition to the requirements of this article, an owner transferring title to a separate interest shall comply with applicable requirements of Sections 1133…
   • § 4540 Any person who willfully violates this article is liable to the purchaser of a separate interest that is subject to this section for actual damages occasioned…
   • § 4545 Nothing in this article affects the validity of title to real property transferred in violation of this article.
3. ARTICLE 3. Transfer Fee §§ 4575–4580 · 2 sections

   • § 4575 Except as provided in Section 4580, neither an association nor a community service organization or similar entity may impose or collect any assessment,…
   • § 4580 The prohibition in Section 4575 does not apply to a community service organization or similar entity, or to a nonprofit entity that provides services to a…
4. ARTICLE 4. Restrictions on Transfer §§ 4600–4620 · 5 sections

   • § 4600 (a) Unless the governing documents specify a different percentage, the affirmative vote of members owning at least 67 percent of the separate interests in the…
   • § 4605 (a) A member of an association may bring a civil action for declaratory or equitable relief for a violation of Section 4600 by the association, including, but…
   • § 4610 (a) Except as provided in this section, the common area in a condominium project shall remain undivided, and there shall be no judicial partition thereof.…
   • § 4615 (a) In a common interest development, no labor performed or services or materials furnished with the consent of, or at the request of, an owner in the common…
   • § 4620 If the association is served with a claim of lien pursuant to Part 6 (commencing with Section 8000) for a work of improvement on a common area, the association…
5. ARTICLE 5. Transfer of Separate Interest §§ 4625–4650 · 6 sections

   • § 4625 In a community apartment project, any conveyance, judicial sale, or other voluntary or involuntary transfer of the separate interest includes the undivided…
   • § 4630 In a condominium project the common area is not subject to partition, except as provided in Section 4610. Any conveyance, judicial sale, or other voluntary or…
   • § 4635 In a planned development, any conveyance, judicial sale, or other voluntary or involuntary transfer of the separate interest includes the undivided interest in…
   • § 4640 In a stock cooperative, any conveyance, judicial sale, or other voluntary or involuntary transfer of the separate interest includes the ownership interest in…
   • § 4645 Nothing in this article prohibits the transfer of exclusive use areas, independent of any other interest in a common interest subdivision, if authorization to…
   • § 4650 Any restrictions upon the severability of the component interests in real property which are contained in the declaration shall not be deemed conditions…