California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 4 — General Provisions, Part 5 — Common Interest Developments, Chapter 10 — Dispute Resolution and Enforcement, Article 3 — Alternative Dispute Resolution Prerequisite to Civil Action, Section 5930
(a) An association or a member may not file an enforcement action in the superior court unless the parties have endeavored to submit their dispute to alternative dispute resolution pursuant to this article.
(b) This section applies only to an enforcement action that is solely for declaratory, injunctive, or writ relief, or for that relief in conjunction with a claim for monetary damages not in excess of the jurisdictional limits stated in Sections 116.220 and 116.221 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(c) This section does not apply to a small claims action.
(d) Except as otherwise provided by law, this section does not apply to an assessment dispute.
Notes
Bars an association or member from filing a superior-court enforcement action unless the parties have endeavored to submit the dispute to alternative dispute resolution. Applies only to specified declaratory, injunctive, or writ actions, with or without limited damages, and excludes small claims actions and, unless law provides otherwise, assessment disputes.
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