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California reserves, budgets, and disclosure rules.

Everything we publish for California: the state's reserve and disclosure rules in plain language, budget guides for boards, owners, and buyers, and snapshots of specific communities where we have something concrete to say.

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How to review an HOA budget before you buy

A buyer-first guide to the budget lines, reserve clues, and document requests that matter before you commit to any HOA.

buyer, owner Guide

What HOA board members should collect before running reserve scenarios

A board-first checklist for the minimum financial inputs required before an HOA scenario tool can tell the truth.

California HOA reserve funding rules, in plain language

How California Civil Code § 5550 treats reserves under the Davis–Stirling Act, why the reserve study is mandatory on a fixed cycle, and what that means for a board, owner, or buyer actually reading the numbers.

Cal. Civ. Code § 5550 — Reserve study requirements

Coronado Shores — Coronado, CA community profile

Community profile for Coronado Shores in Coronado, California — ten 15-story oceanfront towers with 1,400+ condos on 32 acres of Pacific shoreline.

Coronado · public HOA

Santana Row Residences — San Jose, CA community profile

Community profile for Santana Row Residences in San Jose, California — a mixed-use urban village with 113 loft-style condos at the De Forest Building, built in 2002 by Federal Realty.

San Jose · public HOA

Millennium Tower — San Francisco, CA community profile

Community profile for Millennium Tower in San Francisco, California — a 58-story, 419-unit luxury condo tower at 301 Mission St with resort-level amenities, 24/7 concierge, and indoor pool.

San Francisco · public HOA

Park La Brea — Los Angeles, CA community profile

Community profile for Park La Brea in Los Angeles, California — one of the largest apartment communities in the continental U.S. with 4,255 units across 160 acres near LACMA on the Miracle Mile.

Los Angeles · public HOA

Woodbridge Village — Irvine, CA community profile

Community profile for Woodbridge Village Association in Irvine, California — a 1,700-acre master-planned community with 9,639 homes, two landmark lakes, 22 pools, and 41 recreational facilities.

Irvine · public

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