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• Woolard v. Regent Real Estate Services, Inc.
  (2024) 107 Cal.App.5th 783
  [Neighbor Disputes; Duty of Care] HOAs do not have a duty to resolve disputes between homeowners outside the confines of the HOA’s governing documents.
• Ridley v. Rancho Palma Grande Homeowners Association
  (2025) 110 Cal.App.5th 788
  [Business Judgment Rule; Reasonable Investigation; Bad Faith] The business judgment rule and rule of judicial deference will not shield an HOA Board from liability where it fails to conduct a reasonable investigation and/or acts in bad faith.
• 11640 Woodbridge Condominium HOA v. Farmers Insurance Exchange
  (2025) 110 Cal.App.5th 211
  [Insurance; Exclusions] A condominium association’s insurance carrier providing an “all risks” policy has the burden to prove a specific coverage exclusion applies.
• Franklin v. Marie Antoinette Condominium Owners Assn.
  (1993) 19 Cal.App.4th 824
  [CC&Rs; Exculpatory Clause] An exculpatory clause in the CC&Rs limiting the HOA’s liability is not against public policy.
• Takiguchi v. Venetian Condominiums Maintenance Corporation
  (2023) 90 Cal.App.5th 880
  [Failure to Hold Election; Court Ordered Ballot Counting] Corporations Code section 7510 allows for a court to order an HOA to count and tabulates ballots cast in an HOA election.
• LNSU #1, LLC v. Alta Del Mar Coastal Community Association
  (2023) Nos. D080208, D081204
  [Board meetings; E-mail Exchanges] E-mail discussions between HOA Board Members are not “meetings” within the definition of the Open Meeting Act.
• Lake Lindero Homeowners Association, Inc. v. Barone
  (2023) 89 Cal.App.5th 834
  [Board Recall; Court Determination of Validity] Corporations Code section 7616 may be used by a court to validate the result of an election to recall an HOA’s Board.
• Fowler v. Golden Pacific Bancorp, Inc.
  (2022) 80 Cal.App.5th 205
  [Director Inspection Rights; Limited in Extreme Cases; A director’s absolute record inspection rights may be limited only in extreme cases where inspection would produce an absurd result.
• Artus v. Gramercy Towers Condominium Assn. (2022)
  (2022) 76 Cal.App.5th 1043
  [Attorney’s Fees; Prevailing Party] Nether party achieved litigation objective to warrant the status as the prevailing party entitled to its attorneys’ fees.
• Brown v. Montage at Mission Hills, Inc.
  (2021) 68 Cal.App.5th 124
  [Rent Restrictions; Short-term Rentals] A restriction on short-term rentals is a “prohibition” within the meaning of Civil Code section 4740 and is enforceable only against owners who purchased properties after the restriction was in effect.