Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 323 ("SB 323") on October 12th. Effective January 1, 2020, SB 323 will dramatically change HOA election law, including the laws controlling candidate and director qualifications, election rules, election timelines, pre-election notices, inspectors, recordkeeping, and more.
SB 323 is a disaster for California's residential and mixed-used HOAs. Each and every one of the state's tens of thousands of associations subject to the Davis-Stirling Act must now scramble to update their election rules and adopt new election practices before January 1st or face voided election results and costly legal liability, including attorney's fees and civil penalties of up to $500 per violation.
SB 323 is a disaster for California's residential and mixed-used HOAs. Each and every one of the state's tens of thousands of associations subject to the Davis-Stirling Act must now scramble to update their election rules and adopt new election practices before January 1st or face voided election results and costly legal liability, including attorney's fees and civil penalties of up to $500 per violation.
