Bill Text: CA AB2430 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Transfer disclosures.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-07-23 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 185, Statutes of 2014. [AB2430 Detail]

Download: California-2013-AB2430-Amended.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 2430	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 20, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Maienschein

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2014

   An act to amend  Section   Section  
s 4528 and  4530 of the Civil Code, relating to common interest
developments.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2430, as amended, Maienschein. Transfer disclosures.
   The Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act requires an
association, upon written request, to provide the owner of a separate
interest, or a recipient authorized by the owner, with a copy of
specific documents relating to transfer disclosures that the owner is
required to make to a prospective purchaser of the owner's separate
interest. That act authorizes the association to collect a reasonable
cost for delivery of those documents but prohibits any additional
fees for electronic delivery.
   This bill would  make technical, nonsubstantive changes to
this provision.   require the cost for providing the
required documents to be separately stated and billed from other
charges that   are part of the transfer or sales transaction
and would make conforming changes to a codified form. This bill
would also require a seller to be responsible for paying the cost for
providing documents under these provisions and to provide a
prospective purchaser with required documents the seller possesses
free of charge. This bill would prohibit a seller from giving a
prospective purchaser the required documents bundled with other
documents. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   SECTION   1.    Section 4528 of the 
 Civil Code   is amended to read: 
   4528.  The form for billing disclosures required by Section 4530
shall be in at least 10-point type and substantially the following
form:

CHARGES FOR DOCUMENTS PROVIDED AS REQUIRED BY
SECTION 4525*
Property Address
Owner of Property
Owner's Mailing Address (If known or different
from property address.)
Provider of the Section 4525 Items:
Print Name _________ Position or Title
_________ Association or Agent
Date Form Completed


Check or Complete Applicable Column or Columns
Below
                                         Not
                                         Available
                                         (N/A)  ,   N
 o  r 
 t 
                                          Not 
                                         Applicable
                                          (N/App), 
                                          or 
                                          Directly 
                                          Provided 
                                          by Seller 
                     Civil Code    Fee      (DP) 
 (N/App)
 Document            Section          
for 
                     Included             Docume

                                   nt 
Articles of
Incorporation or    Section
statement that not  4525(a)(1)
incorporated
CC&Rs               Section
                     4525(a)(1)
Bylaws              Section
                     4525(a)(1)
Operating Rules     Section
                     4525(a)(1)
Age                 Section
restrictions, if    4525(a)(2)
any
Rental              Section
restrictions, if    4525(a)(9)
any
Annual budget       Sections
report or summary,  5300 and
including reserve   4525(a)(3)
study
Assessment and      Sections
reserve funding     5300 and
disclosure summary  4525(a)(4)
Financial           Sections
statement review    5305 and
                     4525(a)(3)
Assessment          Sections
enforcement policy  5310 and
                     4525(a)(4)
                     Sections
Insurance summary   5300 and
                     4525(a)(3)
Regular assessment  Section
                     4525(a)(4)
Special assessment  Section
                     4525(a)(4)
Emergency           Section
assessment          4525(a)(4)
Other unpaid        Sections
obligations of      5675 and
seller              4525(a)(4)
                     Sections
Approved changes    5300 and
to assessments      4525(a)(4),
                     (8)
Settlement notice   Sections
regarding common    4525(a)(6),
area defects        (7), and
                     6100
                     Sections
Preliminary list    4525(a)(6),
of defects          6000, and
                     6100
Notice(s) of        Sections
violation           5855 and
                     4525(a)(5)
Required statement  Section 4525
of fees
Minutes of regular
board meetings
conducted over the  Section
previous 12         4525(a)(10)
months, if
requested
Total fees for these documents:
* The information provided by this form may not
include all fees that may be imposed before the
close of escrow. Additional fees that are not
 related to the requirements of Section 4525 may be

 related to the requirements of Section 4525 shall 
 be  charged separately.
 


   SECTION 1.   SEC. 2.   Section 4530 of
the Civil Code is amended to read:
   4530.  (a) (1) Upon written request, the association shall, within
10 days of the mailing or delivery of the request, provide the owner
of a separate interest, or any other recipient authorized by the
owner, with a copy of all of the requested documents specified in
Section 4525.
   (2) The documents required to be made available pursuant to this
section may be maintained in electronic form, and may be posted on
the association's Internet Web site. Requesting parties shall have
the option of receiving the documents by electronic transmission if
the association maintains the documents in electronic form.
   (3) Delivery of the documents required by this section shall not
be withheld for any reason nor subject to any condition except the
payment of the fee authorized pursuant to subdivision (b).
   (b) (1) The association may collect a reasonable fee  from the
seller  based upon the  association's  actual
cost for the procurement, preparation, reproduction, and delivery of
the documents requested pursuant to this section.  The
association shall not charge additional   Additional
 fees  shall not be charged  for the electronic
delivery of the documents requested.
   (2) Upon receipt of a written request, the association shall
provide, on the form described in Section 4528, a written or
electronic estimate of the fees that will be assessed for providing
the requested documents.
   (3) (A) A cancellation fee for documents specified in subdivision
(a) shall not be collected if either of the following applies:
   (i) The request was canceled in writing by the same party that
placed the order and work had not yet been performed on the order.
   (ii) The request was canceled in writing and any work that had
been performed on the order was compensated.
   (B) The association shall refund all fees collected pursuant to
paragraph (1) if the request was canceled in writing and work had not
yet been performed on the order.
   (C) If the request was canceled in writing, the association shall
refund the share of fees collected pursuant to paragraph (1) that
represents the portion of the work not performed on the order.
   (4) Fees for any documents required by this section shall be
distinguished from  , separately stated, and separately billed
from, all  other fees, fines, or assessments billed as part of
the transfer or sales transaction. 
   (5) Any documents not expressly required by Section 4525 to be
provided to a prospective purchaser by the seller shall not be
included in the document disclosure required by this section.
Bundling of documents required to be provided pursuant to this
section with other documents relating to the transaction is
prohibited.  
   (6) A seller shall provide to the prospective purchaser, at no
cost, copies of any documents specified by Section 4525 that are in
the possession of the seller.  
   (7) The fee for each document provided to the seller for the
purpose of transmission to the prospective purchaser shall be
individually itemized in the statement required to be provided by the
seller to the prospective purchaser.  
   (8) It is the responsibility of the seller to compensate the
association, person, or entity that provides the documents required
to be provided by Section 4525 to the prospective purchaser. 
   (c) An association may contract with any person or entity to
facilitate compliance with this section on behalf of the association.

   (d) The association shall also provide a recipient authorized by
the owner of a separate interest with a copy of the completed form
specified in Section 4528 at the time the required documents are
delivered.                                   
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