What Is The Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act

The California State Legislature has passed many code sections or statutory laws that govern the formation and operation of condominium and homeowner associations. The Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act (Civil Code §§ 1350-1378) was first made law in 1986 and was intended to bring together in one area of the Civil Code the most important statutory laws regulating California community associations. The Act has been amended more than 45 times since enacted. These important code sections are set out below with explanations and articles.