Sacramento County, CA HOA Rules: CC&R Enforcement (2026)

Sacramento County's Board of Supervisors has no ordinance governing how a homeowners association enforces its own CC&Rs against a member: that relationship runs on the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act, not the county code, because the county's zoning and nuisance chapters only reach violations reported to county code enforcement, not an association's internal rule violations. Civil Code Section 5855, most recently amended by AB 130 effective June 30, 2025, is the controlling text. Before a board can impose discipline on a member or charge a member for damage to common area facilities, it must deliver written notice, by personal delivery or Section 4040 individual delivery, at least 10 days before the meeting where the board will act.

That notice has to state the date, time and place of the meeting, describe the alleged violation or the damage at issue, and tell the member they can attend and speak; if the member asks, the board must hold the meeting in executive session rather than in front of the whole membership. Subsection (c) gives the member a real out: the board cannot impose discipline if the member cures the violation before the meeting, or, where curing takes longer than the notice period allows, if the member commits in writing to fix it.

If the board and member cannot agree at the meeting, subsection (d) sends the dispute to the internal dispute resolution procedure at Section 5910 rather than straight to a fine. Where the two sides do agree, subsection (e) requires a signed written resolution that becomes binding and judicially enforceable. After a meeting where the board does act, subsection (f) requires written notice of the board's decision within 14 days. Subsection (g) is the enforcement teeth for the member: if the board skips any of these steps, the discipline or monetary charge is not effective against the member at all, giving a homeowner a clean procedural defense.