REGULATORY AGENCY

Attorney General. The Attorney General's office has jurisdiction over homeowner associations because most of them are corporations. However, the AG's jurisdiction is limited to enforcement of the Corporation's Code. It does not enforce the Davis-Stirling Act because the Act involves the Civil Code not the Corporations Code. Complaints about associations that violate the Corporations Code may be submitted to the Attorney General's Public Inquiry Unit.

Attorney General's Office
California Department of Justice
Attn: Public Inquiry Unit
P.O. Box 944255
Sacramento, CA 94244-2550

Department of Real Estate. The Department of Real Estate ("DRE") does not regulate homeowner associations or HOA management companies, nor does it have jurisdiction over the enforcement of CC&Rs, bylaws or Civil Code sections. The DRE is a licensing and regulatory agency empowered to discipline real estate brokers and salesmen who are acting as buyers and sellers of real property.

Updated 4/27/2008

 
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