California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 4 — General Provisions, Part 5.3 — Commercial and Industrial Common Interest Developments, Chapter 6 — Association Governance, Article 1 — Association Existence and Powers, Section 6752
(a) Unless the governing documents provide otherwise, and regardless of whether the association is incorporated or unincorporated, the association may exercise the powers granted to a nonprofit mutual benefit corporation, as enumerated in Section 7140 of the Corporations Code, except that an unincorporated association may not adopt or use a corporate seal or issue membership certificates in accordance with Section 7313 of the Corporations Code.
(b) The association, whether incorporated or unincorporated, may exercise the powers granted to an association in this act.
Notes
Allows an association, unless governing documents provide otherwise, to exercise nonprofit mutual benefit corporation powers whether incorporated or unincorporated, plus powers granted by the act. An unincorporated association cannot adopt or use a corporate seal or issue membership certificates under the referenced Corporations Code provision.
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