Civil Code Ownership & Transfers
Limits on Transfer Fees
Chapter 4 · Ownership and Transfer of Interests · Transfer Fee
Text current as of 2026-07-07 · Last amended by AB 805, eff. 2014-01-01
The code says CIV §4575
Except as provided in Section 4580, neither an association nor a community service organization or similar entity may impose or collect any assessment, penalty, or fee in connection with a transfer of title or any other interest except for the following:
(a) An amount not to exceed the association’s actual costs to change its records.
(b) An amount
authorized by Section 4530.
(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×
- Berryman v. Merit Property Management, Inc. 152 Cal. App. 4th 1544 · 2007 Document and transfer fee caps bind associations, not their managing agents.
Every decision listed was decided before the current text (eff. 2014-01-01, AB 805).