Bellflower, CA HOA Rules: CC&R Enforcement (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- BMC § 17.84.070(B)(6)
- City power
- Veto HOA assessment decreases
- Notice required
- 60 days before decrease
- Applies to
- Condo conversion project HOAs
Summary
In condominium conversion CC&Rs, Bellflower Municipal Code § 17.84.070(B)(6) gives the City authority to veto any HOA decision to cut the annual assessment if it would hurt long-term maintenance of the project.
Indication the City has the right and authority to veto any action of the HOA if the regular annual assessment is decreased to a level that adversely affects the long term maintenance of the project structures or its common areas. Furthermore, the HOA cannot decrease the annual assessment, until 60 days after written notice of such action is given to the City and the City does not veto the decrease;
7. Indication maintenance of impact insulation shall have a Class (IIC) rating for all separating floor/ceiling assemblies;
8. A requirement that the units be owner-occupied, provided, however, that such requirement shall be subject to reasonable exceptions to mitigate financial hardship beyond the control of the owners, to be approved by the Director of Community Development and City Attorney. The CC&Rs shall provide the City with the right to enforce those conditions which are implemented to effectuate the conditions of approval of the project, including but not limited to owner-occupancy, and shall provide for reimbursement by the homeowners association to the City for all costs incurred by the City in undertaking such enforcement.
C. Amendments to CC&Rs. CC&Rs can be amended if the following are satisfied:
1. The amendment must be adopted by the owners of a majority of the common interest development units.
2. The amendment must be approved by the City, in writing.
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Full Breakdown
Chapter 17.84's condominium conversion rules require recorded CC&Rs to give Bellflower veto power over the homeowners association's own budget decisions: under § 17.84.070(B)(6), if the HOA moves to decrease its regular annual assessment to a level that would adversely affect long-term maintenance of the project's structures or common areas, the City can block it. The HOA must give the City 60 days' written notice before any assessment decrease takes effect, and the cut cannot go forward if the City vetoes it within that window. The HOA otherwise runs its own affairs; this is the one financial decision the City can override.
Violations & Fines
An HOA that cuts its regular annual assessment without giving the City the required 60-day written notice, or after the City has vetoed the decrease, is acting outside its CC&R-authorized power under § 17.84.070(B)(6).
Frequently Asked Questions
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