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Amending CC&Rs, HOA Bylaws and Operating Rules


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Michael T. Chulak & Associates has expertise in all areas of homeowner association law including amending and restating CC&Rs, Bylaws and Operating Rules.

Your governing documents, which consist primarily of your Bylaws, CC&Rs and Operating Rules are evaluated, utilized and relied upon by your board of directors, management company, reserve study provider, mortgage lenders and every owner, including new buyers.

Our Governing Document Rewrite Program is designed to provide your association with a cost-effective legal service to replace outdated documents with clear, unambiguous, modern Bylaws, CC&Rs and Rules. The new documents will incorporate recent statutory changes, comprehensive rules and effective enforcement procedures. They will also provide officers and directors with the broadest legal protection available under California law.

If you answer "yes" to one or more of the following questions, you should seriously consider revising your governing documents:

  1. Are your CC&Rs over five years old?

    If so, the document does not reflect a substantial portion of the legislation specifically enacted by the state legislature to govern the conduct and administration of associations.

    It is important to realize that one of the primary purposes of CC&Rs is to provide notice to the members (including new buyers) of their legal rights and obligations. Revised CC&Rs, which reference all of the current code sections, will meet the disclosure obligations of the board and management company.

  2. Does your board find it necessary to regularly obtain legal opinions regarding provisions in the documents either because they are ambiguous or because they do not include recently enacted legislation?

    Revised documents will be clear, concise and comprehensive. While the need for future legal opinions may not be completely eliminated, well written, up-to-date documents can substantially reduce the need for legal opinions and can save your association far more money, in the long run, than the short term cost of revision.

  3. Do your governing documents adequately address possible disasters such as earthquakes and fires?

    Until the 1994 Northridge Earthquake, many governing documents did not address this complex issue adequately. For example, after the earthquake, it became obvious that many governing documents required boards to make critical decisions before it was possible for them to become adequately informed on all relevant issues. This often resulted in less than optimum decisions that turned out to be very expensive for the association.

  4. Do your governing documents include obsolete references to the developer and the rights of the declarant which cause confusion?

    These obsolete provisions can be eliminated, thus making the documents more concise and clear.

  5. Do your governing documents omit important rules (such as parking rules) that, if included, would improve your ability to manage the association?

    If your rules are inadequate, comprehensive (and legally enforceable) rules can be included in a revised set of governing documents.

If you answered "yes" to one or more of the questions above, you should seriously consider revising your governing documents. The process is relatively simple.

Governing Document Rewrite Program

Our governing document rewrite program is available to small and large homeowner associations anywhere in California. Payment plans are available. Our service can also be provided without regard to legal work being handled by other attorneys.

The program consists of the following steps:

  1. We review your existing governing documents to determine the need for CC&Rs and Bylaws revisions.

  2. We, then, quote a fixed fee for rewriting your documents without any obligation to your association up to this point.

  3. If your association wants to proceed, we will prepare a retention agreement for your signature and will request a check for 50% of the quoted fee.

  4. Upon receipt of the signed retention agreement and check, we will review an extensive survey form with your board or revision committee and will then prepare the initial draft of the documents.

  5. We then confer with your board (or revision committee), as necessary, to discuss and revise the documents, and to discuss the approval process.

  6. Upon approval by the board, we will meet with your homeowners in person to review the documents, answer questions and discuss the approval process. If a personal meeting is not practical, we will be available by telephone to answer any questions, all included in the fixed fee.

We also provide a step-by-step set of written instructions on how to get owner approval, provide a sample ballot and explain what is required before the new governing documents become effective.

Upon final approval, we will arrange to have the new CC&Rs recorded with the office of the County Recorder. See our CC&Rs Amendments - Restatement Checklist and CC&Rs - Bylaws Q and A and Why CC&Rs Must Be Updated.

Please contact us with any homeowner association or other legal questions. There is never a charge for the initial consultation concerning any legal matter.







Areas Served:

Los Angeles County:

Acton, Agoura, Agoura Hills, Agua Dulce, Alhambra, Altadena, Arcadia, Arleta, Artesia, Avalon, Azusa, Baldwin Hills, Baldwin Park, Bassett, Bell, Bell Canyon, Bell Gardens, Bellflower, Beverly Hills, Bouquet Canyon, Box Canyon, Burbank, Calabasas, Calabasas Hills, Canoga Park, Canyon Country, Carson, Castaic, Century City, Cerritos, Chatsworth, Claremont, Commerce, Compton, Covina, Cudahy, Crystalaire, Culver City, Del Sur, Diamond Bar, Downey, Duarte, East Los Angeles, East Rancho Dominguez, El Monte, El Segundo, Encino, Firestone Park, Flintridge, Gardena, Glassell, Glassell Park, Glendale, Glendora, Granada Hills, Hacienda Heights, Hawaiian Gardens, Hansen Dam, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Hidden Hills, Highland Park, Hollywood, Huntington Park, Industry, Inglewood, Irwindale, La Canada Flintridge, La Crescenta- Montrose, La Habra Heights, La Mirada, La Puente, La Verne, La Canada, Lake Hughes, Lake Los Angeles, Lake View Terrace, Lakewood, Lancaster, Lawndale, Leimert Park, Lennox, Leona Valley, Lincoln Heights, Littlerock, Lomita, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Lynwood, Malibu, Manhattan Beach, Marina Del Rey, Maywood, Mission Hills, Monrovia, Monte Nido, Montebello, Monterey Park, Mount Baldy, Mount Wilson, Newhall, North El Monte, North Hills, North Hollywood, Northridge, Norwalk, Pacoima, Palisades, Palmdale, Paramount, Pearblossom, Pico Rivera, Pomona, Quartz Hill, Rancho Dominguez, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rancho Park, Redondo Beach, Reseda, Ritter Ranch, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, Rosemead, San Dimas, San Fernando, San Gabriel, San Marino, San Pedro, Santa Clarita, Santa Fe Springs, Santa Monica, Saratoga Hills, Saugus, Sherman Oaks, Sierra Madre, Signal Hill, South El Monte, South Gate, South Pasadena, Stevenson Ranch, Studio City, Sun Valley, Sun Village, Tarzana, Temple City, Toluca Lake, Topanga, Torrance, Tujunga, Universal City, Val Verde, Valencia, Valley Village, Van Nuys, Venice, Vernon, Walnut, Walnut Park, West Covina, West Hills, West Hollywood, West Los Angeles, West Toluca Lake, Westchester, Whittier, Wilmington, Windsor Hills, Winnetka, Woodland Hills.


Ventura County:

Camarillo, Channel Islands, Faria Beach, Fillmore, Moorpark, Newbury Park, Oak Park, Oak View, Ojai, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Santa Paula, Saticoy, Somis, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, Ventura (San Buenaventura), Westlake Village.


Orange County:

Aliso Viejo, Anaheim, Balboa Island, Brea, Buena Park, Corona Island, Costa Mesa, Cypress, Dana Point, Foothill Ranch, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Irvine, La Habra, La Palma, Ladera Ranch, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forrest, Los Alamitos, Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, Newport Coast, Orange, Placentia, Rossmoor, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Santa Ana Heights, Seal Beach, Stanton, Tustin, Tustin Foothills, Villa Park, Westminster, Yorba Linda.


San Bernardino County:

Adelanto, Apple Valley, Barstow, Big Bear, Big Bear City, Chino, Chino Hills, Colton, Crestline, Fontana, Grand Terrace, Hesperia, Highland, Joshua Tree, Lake Arrowhead, Landers, Loma Linda, Montclair, Morongo Valley, Needles, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Redlands, Rialto, Running Springs, San Bernardino, Twentynine Palms, Upland, Victorville, Yucaipa, Yucca Valley.


Riverside County:

Anza, Banning, Beaumont, Bermuda Dunes, Blythe, Cabazon, Calimesa, Canyon Lake, Cathedral City, Cherry Valley, Coachella, Corona, Desert Hot Springs, East Blythe, East Hemet, El Cerrito, Glen Avon, Hemet, Highgrove, Home Gardens, Homeland, Idyllwild-Pine Cove, Indian Wells, Indio, La Quinta, Lake Elsinore, Lakeland Village, Lakeview, Mecca, Mira Loma, Moreno Valley, Murrieta, Murrieta Hot Springs, Norco, Nuevo, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Pedley, Perris, Quail Valley, Rancho Mirage, Riverside, Rubidoux, San Jacinto, Sun City, Sunnyslope, Temecula, Thousand Palms, Valle Vista, Wildomar, Winchester, Woodcrest.


Santa Barbara County:

Ballard, Buellton, Carpinteria, Gaviota, Goleta, Guadalupe, Hollister Ranch, Hope Ranch, Isla Vista, Lompoc, Los Alamos, Los Olivos, Mission Canyon, Mission Hills, Montecito, Orcutt, Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Santa Ynez, Solvang, Summerland, Toro Canyon.

 

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