California HOA Solutions

HOA Management Software for California Communities

Purpose-built for California common interest developments — from Southern California planned developments to Bay Area condos. Manage architectural review, enforce rules, and run open meetings while staying compliant with the Davis-Stirling Act.

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Why California HOAs Choose HOAware

California has more community associations than any other state — tens of thousands of HOAs and condo associations housing a large share of the state's residents from Los Angeles and San Diego to Sacramento, Irvine, and the San Francisco Bay Area. California also has some of the most detailed HOA statutes in the nation. HOAware gives California boards and managers the AI-powered tools to operate efficiently while meeting the strict notice, meeting, and disclosure rules of the Davis-Stirling Act.

50,000+
Community Associations
#1
Most HOAs in the U.S.
14M+
Californians in CIDs
Strict
Davis-Stirling Compliance

California HOA Laws & Compliance

California common interest developments are governed by the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act (Civil Code § 4000 et seq.), one of the most comprehensive HOA statutes in the country, along with the Corporations Code for incorporated associations and each community's CC&Rs.

The Davis-Stirling Act (Civil Code § 4000 et seq.) is the master statute governing California HOAs and condo associations. It covers governing documents, assessments, elections, meetings, records, dispute resolution, and architectural review in detail.

The Common Interest Development Open Meeting Act (Civil Code § 4900 et seq.) requires boards to give members notice of meetings, meet in open session except for limited executive-session topics, and keep minutes. HOAware helps schedule meetings, distribute agendas, and retain minutes to satisfy these rules.

California associations must deliver an Annual Budget Report and Annual Policy Statement to members each year, along with reserve study disclosures. HOAware's document and communication tools help associations assemble and distribute required disclosures on schedule.

Davis-Stirling sets strict procedures for levying assessments, recording liens, and pursuing collections, including pre-lien notices and an offer of payment-plan and dispute-resolution options. Documentation matters — HOAware maintains a full assessment ledger and notice history.

California law requires a fair, documented architectural review process and a member-notice-and-comment period before many operating-rule changes take effect. HOAware's ACC module standardizes applications, committee routing, decisions, and the required recordkeeping.

Davis-Stirling requires associations to offer a free internal dispute resolution (IDR) process and, before most litigation over governing documents, to offer alternative dispute resolution (ADR). HOAware keeps a clear record of communications and decisions that supports these processes.

California strongly protects homeowners' rights to install solar energy systems (Civil Code § 714) and electric-vehicle charging stations (§ 4745). Associations may impose reasonable, documented conditions but cannot effectively prohibit them.

Features for California HOAs

Tools designed to help California communities thrive.

Davis-Stirling-Ready Workflows

Notice, meeting, disclosure, and architectural-review tools mapped to the requirements California's Davis-Stirling Act places on common interest developments.

CORI AI Community Assistant

CORI answers California residents' questions about CC&Rs, assessments, and meetings around the clock, easing the workload on boards and managers.

Open-Meeting & Disclosure Support

Schedule open-session meetings, distribute agendas and annual disclosures, and retain minutes to help satisfy California's Open Meeting Act and annual reporting rules.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about HOA management in California.

Yes. HOAware is built to support the notice, open-meeting, disclosure, recordkeeping, and architectural-review obligations the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act places on California associations. (HOAware is software, not a law firm — your association attorney should review your specific procedures.)

HOAware's document and communication tools help you assemble and distribute the Annual Budget Report, Annual Policy Statement, and related disclosures California associations must send members each year, and keep a record of delivery.

Yes. You can schedule meetings, distribute member notice and agendas, and store minutes — supporting the Common Interest Development Open Meeting Act's notice and recordkeeping requirements.

Yes. HOAware serves both condominium associations and planned developments across California, from small self-managed associations to large communities and the management companies that serve them.

HOAware's architectural-review module lets you process and document homeowner requests — including solar and EV-charging installations that California law (Civil Code § 714 and § 4745) protects — with reasonable, recorded conditions.

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