HOA Rules in Santa Ana, CA (2026)

California Civil Code Section 4765

(a) This section applies if the governing documents require association approval before a member may make a physical change to the member's separate interest or to the common area. In reviewing and approving or disapproving a proposed change, the association shall satisfy the following requirements: (1) The association shall provide a fair, reasonable, and expeditious procedure for making its d...

California Civil Code Sections 5930-5940 (Common Interest Developments — Alternative Dispute Resolution)

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 alternative dispute resolution pursuant to this article. (b) This section applies only to an enforcement action that is solely for declaratory, injunctive, or writ relief [...]. 5935. (a) Any party to a dispute may initiate the process requi...

Santa Ana, CA, Code of Ordinances § 34-318 (Ord. No. NS-2265, § 4, 11-6-95)

No tentative map shall be approved except upon the condition that a declaration of covenants, conditions, and restrictions be approved by the planning manager and the city attorney prior to the approval of the final map, providing for the following: (a)Perpetual maintenance by the associated owners, in good, sanitary and attractive conditions of all common areas and improvements, including land...

Santa Ana, CA, Code of Ordinances § 34-335 (Ord. No. NS-2265, § 4, 11-6-95)

An application for a conversion project shall be accompanied by a management plan which sets forth a comprehensive representation of the project governance process, including but not limited to the following components: (a)A maintenance plan which includes a long-term project maintenance schedule and operations standards. (b)Draft CC&R provisions setting forth the rules of project governance an...