§4080

Association, Defined

Chapter 1 · General Provisions · Definitions

Text current as of 2026-07-07 · Last amended by AB 805, eff. 2014-01-01

The code says CIV §4080

“Association” means a nonprofit corporation or unincorporated association created for the purpose of managing a common interest development.

(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 180, Sec. 2. (AB 805) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative January 1, 2014, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 180.)

How courts have read this

Editorial summaries — not the court’s words.

Fowler v. M&C Ass'n Management Services, Inc. 220 Cal. App. 4th 1152 · 2013 Manager transfer fees are Act-authorized and need no recorded notice.
central to this opinion — cited 1×
decided before the current text (eff. 2014-01-01, AB 805)
Golden Rain Foundation v. Franz 163 Cal. App. 4th 1141 · 2008 A nonprofit formed to manage a common interest development is an association.
decided before the current text (eff. 2014-01-01, AB 805)
Huntington Continental Townhouse Ass'n v. Miner 230 Cal. App. 4th 590 · 2014 Associations must accept partial payments toward delinquent assessments.
cited 2×
Lauckhart v. El Macero Homeowners Assn. 92 Cal. App. 5th 889 · 2023 Acquiring common area brings a development under the Davis-Stirling Act.
mentioned in passing