Fremont, CA HOA Rules: CC&R Enforcement (2026)
Key Facts
- Fine schedule
- Required by CC 5850
- Hearing notice
- 10 days written notice
- Decision notice
- 15 days after hearing
- Attorney fees
- Prevailing party may recover
- Fines as assessments
- Not lienable under CC 5725
Summary
Fremont HOAs must follow Civil Code 5850-5865 fine schedules and 5855 due process hearing requirements before imposing penalties or suspending privileges.
(a) When the board is to meet to consider or impose discipline upon a member, or to impose a monetary charge as a means of reimbursing the association for costs incurred by the association in the repair of damage to the common area and facilities caused by a member or the member’s guest or tenant, the board shall notify the member in writing, by either personal delivery or individual delivery pursuant to Section 4040, at least 10 days prior to the meeting. (b) The notification shall contain, at a minimum, the date, time, and plac
Full Breakdown
Civil Code 5850 requires HOAs in Fremont to adopt and distribute a schedule of monetary penalties for CC&R violations to all members. Before imposing a fine or suspending membership privileges, Civil Code 5855 requires at least 10 days written notice of a hearing before the board, a fair opportunity to be heard, and written notice of the board decision within 15 days of the hearing. Selective or arbitrary enforcement is a common defense; the HOA must apply rules uniformly. Under Civil Code 5975, CC&Rs are equitable servitudes enforceable in court unless unreasonable. Remedies include injunctions, fines (as penalties only, not collectible as assessments under CC 5725), and recovery of attorney fees for the prevailing party. Excessively large fines risk being struck down as penalties.
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