Hayward, CA HOA Rules: Board Governance (2026)

385, Organizational Documents, is part of Hayward's Common Interest Development subdivision chapter and applies to every condominium, community apartment, or similar project that goes through the City's map approval process. It requires, for all projects, both covenants, conditions and restrictions (CC&Rs) and the formation of an association or corporation for the purpose of managing and maintaining the project; a common interest development cannot record its final map without both in place. The section adds a professionalization threshold tied to project size: for Common Interest Developments of 15 or more units, a professional property management company, licensed within the State of California, shall oversee the homeowners' association, including budgeting, accounting, and providing for property maintenance.

Smaller developments, those under 15 units, can rely on self-management by an owner-elected board instead of a licensed management company. The same section separately gives the City the right to step in and abate common-area nuisance conditions the association fails to correct, and to recover the cost from the association or individual owners, a provision distinct from the formation and management-company mandate. 365, before any unit can be sold to an individual owner.