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HOA Rules in Marin County, CA (2026)

1 rule for unincorporated Marin County, California.

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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Marin County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

CC&R Enforcement

Marin County's Development Code expressly refuses to police private Conditions, Covenants and Restrictions (CC&Rs) in unincorporated neighborhoods. Under Section 22.02.020.F.2, the County will not step into a dispute over a homeowners association's private rules unless the County itself signed that agreement, leaving CC&R enforcement to the HOA and the courts, not Code Enforcement.

Marin County Won't Enforce Your HOA's CC&Rs

Few Restrictions

Marin County Code of Ordinances § 22.02.020.F.2

2.Private agreements. It is not intended that the requirements of this Development Code are to interfere with, repeal, abrogate or annul any easement, covenant, or other agreement that existed when this Development Code became effective. This Development Code applies to all land uses and development regardless of whether it imposes a greater or lesser restriction on the development or use of st...

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