(a) If an association adopts or has adopted a policy imposing any monetary penalty, including any fee, on any association member for a violation of the governing documents, including any monetary penalty relating to the activities of a guest or tenant of the member, the board shall adopt and distribute to each member, in the annual policy statement prepared pursuant to Section 5310, a schedule of the monetary penalties that may be assessed for those violations, which shall be in accordance with authorization for member discipline contained in the governing documents.
(b) Any new or revised monetary penalty that is adopted after complying with subdivision (a) may be included in a supplement that is delivered to the members individually, pursuant to Section 4040.
(c) A monetary penalty for a violation of the governing documents shall not exceed the monetary penalty stated in the schedule of monetary penalties or supplement that is in effect at the time of the violation.
(d) An association shall provide a copy of the most recently distributed schedule of monetary penalties, along with any applicable supplements to that schedule, to any member upon request.
Related Topics
Related Statutes
- AB-1410 (Rodriguez) Associations: declared emergency: protected uses.
- Civil Code Section 5865. Effect on Authority to Impose Penalties.
- Civil Code Section 5855. Disciplinary Measures; Notice of Hearing; Notice of Decision.
- Civil Code Section 5725. Liens for Reimbursement Assessments, Monetary Penalties; Limitations.
- Civil Code Section 5310. Annual Policy Statement.
Related Case Law
- Liebler v. Point Loma Tennis Club
(1995) 40 Cal.App.4th 1600
[Operating Rules; Non-Resident Use] A HOA may create and enforce a rule excluding non-resident owners from use of the HOA’s common area recreational facilities.