HOA Rules in Santa Cruz County, CA (2026)

1 rule for unincorporated Santa Cruz County, California.

Verified from official government sources

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

CC&R Enforcement

Santa Cruz County's zoning code applies to every unincorporated parcel no matter what a subdivision's CC&Rs say, and County staff will not step in to enforce a homeowners association's private covenants. Under SCCC 18.10.110(C), zoning enforcement and HOA rule enforcement run on separate tracks: a CC&R violation alone is not a county code enforcement case.

Santa Cruz County CC&R Enforcement Limits

Some Restrictions

Santa Cruz County Code 18.10.110(C) (Ord. 5427 6, 2022)

The provisions of this chapter apply regardless of whether they impose a greater or lesser restriction on the development or use of structures or land than a private agreement or restriction such as conditions, covenants, and restrictions (CC&Rs), and without affecting the applicability of any such private agreement or restriction. The County of Santa Cruz shall not enforce private covenants or...

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