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

Section 8.40.070 of the Montebello Municipal Code, part of the chapter governing registration and maintenance of vacant and abandoned commercial, industrial and residential properties, requires a subject property to be free of the conditions declared public nuisances under Section 8.16.010, kept comparable to neighborhood standards, compliant with the landscape and irrigation requirements of Title 17, the zoning code, and, for any pool or spa, kept clear and working or drained and dry, with security fencing that meets state minimum standards. The same section then states directly that adherence to these city standards does not relieve the beneficiary, trustee or property owner of any obligations under covenants, conditions and restrictions or homeowners association rules and regulations applicable to the property.

In practice, this means Montebello's code enforcement division and a homeowners association enforce independently of each other: code enforcement can cite a property for violating Section 8.40.070's own maintenance and security requirements under Sections 1.12 and 1.14 of the code, while an HOA pursues its own CC&R remedies, such as fines or liens under its governing documents, entirely apart from any city action.