Civil Code - CIV
DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS [3274 - 9566]
( Heading of Division 4 amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 160, Sec. 16. ) PART 5. Common Interest Developments [4000 - 6150]
( Part 5 added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 180, Sec. 2. ) CHAPTER 10. Dispute Resolution and Enforcement [5850 - 5986]
( Chapter 10 added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 180, Sec. 2. ) ARTICLE 2. Internal Dispute Resolution [5900 - 5920]
( Article 2 added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 180, Sec. 2. ) 5905.
(a) An association shall provide a fair, reasonable, and expeditious procedure for resolving a dispute within the scope of this article.
(b) In developing a procedure pursuant to this article, an association shall make maximum, reasonable use of available local dispute resolution programs involving a neutral third party, including low-cost mediation programs such as those listed on the Internet Web
sites of the Department of Consumer Affairs and the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(c) If an association does not provide a fair, reasonable, and expeditious procedure for resolving a dispute within the scope of this article, the procedure provided in Section 5915 applies and satisfies the requirement of subdivision (a).
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 180, Sec. 2. (AB 805) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative January 1, 2014, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 180.)