Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 4075. Section 4075.
The definitions in this article govern the construction of this act.
ARTICLE 2. Definitions [4075. - 4190.]
Cal. Civil Code - CIV 2.
in effectCal. Civil Code - CIV § 4076. Section 4076.
“Annual budget report” means the report described in Section 5300.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 4078. Section 4078.
“Annual policy statement” means the statement described in Section 5310.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 4080. Section 4080.
“Association” means a nonprofit corporation or unincorporated association created for the purpose of managing a common interest development.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 4085. Section 4085.
“Board” means the board of directors of the association.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 4090. Section 4090.
“Board meeting” means either of the following:
(a)
A congregation, at the same time and place, of a sufficient number of directors to establish a quorum of the board, to hear, discuss, or deliberate upon any item of business that is within the authority of the board.
(b)
A teleconference, where a sufficient number of directors to establish a quorum of the board, in different locations, are connected by electronic means, through audio or video, or both. A teleconference meeting shall be conducted in a manner that protects the rights of members of the association and otherwise complies with the requirements of this act. Except for a meeting that
will be held solely in executive session or conducted under Section 4926 or 5450, the notice of the teleconference meeting shall identify at least one physical location so that members of the association may attend, and at least one director or a person designated by the board shall be present at that location. Participation by directors in a teleconference meeting constitutes presence at that meeting as long as all directors participating are able to hear one another, as well as members of the association speaking on matters before the board.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 4095. Section 4095.
(a)
“Common area” means the entire common interest development except the separate interests therein. The estate in the common area may be a fee, a life estate, an estate for years, or any combination of the foregoing.
(b)
Notwithstanding subdivision (a), in a planned development described in subdivision (b) of Section 4175, the common area may consist of mutual or reciprocal easement rights
appurtenant to the separate interests.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 4100. Section 4100.
“Common interest development” means any of the following:
(a)
A community apartment project.
(b)
A condominium project.
(c)
A planned development.
(d)
A stock cooperative.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 4105. Section 4105.
“Community apartment project” means a development in which an undivided interest in land is coupled with the right of exclusive occupancy of any apartment located thereon.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 4110. Section 4110.
(a)
“Community service organization or similar entity” means a nonprofit entity, other than an association, that is organized to provide services to residents of the common interest development or to the public in addition to the residents, to the extent community common area or facilities are available to the public.
(b)
“Community service organization or similar entity” does not include an entity
that has been organized solely to raise moneys and contribute to other nonprofit organizations that are qualified as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that provide housing or housing assistance.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 4120. Section 4120.
“Condominium plan” means a plan described in Section 4285.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 4125. Section 4125.
(a)
A “condominium project” means a real property development consisting of condominiums.
(b)
A condominium consists of an undivided interest in common in a portion of real property coupled with a separate interest in space called a unit, the boundaries of which are described on a recorded final map, parcel map, or condominium plan in sufficient detail to locate all boundaries thereof. The area
within these boundaries may be filled with air, earth, water, or fixtures, or any combination thereof, and need not be physically attached to land except by easements for access and, if necessary, support. The description of the unit may refer to (1) boundaries described in the recorded final map, parcel map, or condominium plan, (2) physical boundaries, either in existence, or to be constructed, such as walls, floors, and ceilings of a structure or any portion thereof, (3) an entire structure containing one or more units, or (4) any combination thereof.
(c)
The portion or portions of the real property held in undivided interest may be all of the real property, except for the separate interests, or may include a particular three-dimensional portion thereof, the boundaries of which are described on a recorded final map, parcel map, or condominium plan. The area within these boundaries may be filled with air, earth, water, or fixtures, or any
combination thereof, and need not be physically attached to land except by easements for access and, if necessary, support.
(d)
An individual condominium within a condominium project may include, in addition, a separate interest in other portions of the real property.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 4130. Section 4130.
“Declarant” means the person or group of persons designated in the declaration as declarant, or if no declarant is designated, the person or group of persons who sign the original declaration or who succeed to special rights, preferences, or privileges designated in the declaration as belonging to the signator of the original declaration.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 4135. Section 4135.
“Declaration” means the document, however denominated, that contains the information required by Sections 4250 and 4255.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 4140. Section 4140.
“Director” means a natural person who serves on the board.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 4145. Section 4145.
(a)
“Exclusive use common area” means a portion of the common area designated by the declaration for the exclusive use of one or more, but fewer than all, of the owners of the separate interests and which is or will be appurtenant to the separate interest or interests.
(b)
Unless the declaration otherwise provides, any shutters, awnings, window boxes, doorsteps, stoops, porches, balconies, patios,
exterior doors, doorframes, and hardware incident thereto, screens and windows or other fixtures designed to serve a single separate interest, but located outside the boundaries of the separate interest, are exclusive use common area allocated exclusively to that separate interest.
(c)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the declaration, internal and external telephone wiring designed to serve a single separate interest, but located outside the boundaries of the separate interest, is exclusive use common area allocated exclusively to that separate interest.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 4148. Section 4148.
“General notice” means the delivery of a document pursuant to Section 4045.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 4150. Section 4150.
“Governing documents” means the declaration and any other documents, such as bylaws, operating rules, articles of incorporation, or articles of association, which govern the operation of the common interest development or association.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 4153. Section 4153.
“Individual notice” means the delivery of a document pursuant to Section 4040.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 4155. Section 4155.
“Item of business” means any action within the authority of the board, except those actions that the board has validly delegated to any other person or persons, managing agent, officer of the association, or committee of the board comprising less than a quorum of the board.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 4158. Section 4158.
(a)
A “managing agent” is a person who, for compensation or in expectation of compensation, exercises control over the assets of a common interest development.
(b)
A “managing agent” does not include any of the following:
(1)
A regulated financial institution operating within the normal course of its regulated business practice.
(2)
An attorney at law acting within the scope of the attorney’s license.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 4160. Section 4160.
“Member” means an owner of a separate interest.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 4170. Section 4170.
“Person” means a natural person, corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, or other entity.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 4175. Section 4175.
“Planned development” means a real property development other than a community apartment project, a condominium project, or a stock cooperative, having either or both of the following features:
(a)
Common area that is owned either by an association or in common by the owners of the separate interests who possess appurtenant rights to the beneficial use and enjoyment of the common area.
(b)
Common area and an association that maintains the common area with the power to levy assessments that may become a lien upon the separate interests in accordance with Article 2 (commencing with Section 5650) of Chapter 8.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 4177. Section 4177.
“Reserve accounts” means both of the following:
(a)
Moneys that the board has identified for use to defray the future repair or replacement of, or additions to, those major components that the association is obligated to maintain.
(b)
The funds received, and not yet expended or disposed of, from either a compensatory damage award or settlement to an
association from any person for injuries to property, real or personal, arising from any construction or design defects. These funds shall be separately itemized from funds described in subdivision (a).
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 4178. Section 4178.
“Reserve account requirements” means the estimated funds that the board has determined are required to be available at a specified point in time to repair, replace, or restore those major components that the association is obligated to maintain.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 4185. Section 4185.
(a)
“Separate interest” has the following meanings:
(1)
In a community apartment project, “separate interest” means the exclusive right to occupy an apartment, as specified in Section 4105.
(2)
In a condominium project, “separate interest” means a separately owned unit, as specified in Section 4125.
(3)
In a planned development, “separate interest” means a separately owned lot, parcel, area, or space.
(4)
In a stock cooperative, “separate interest” means the exclusive right to occupy a portion of the real property, as specified in Section 4190.
(b)
Unless the declaration or condominium plan, if any exists, otherwise provides, if walls, floors, or ceilings are designated as boundaries of a separate interest, the interior surfaces of the perimeter walls, floors, ceilings, windows, doors, and outlets located within the separate interest are part of the separate interest and any other portions of the walls, floors, or ceilings are part of the common area.
(c)
The estate in a separate interest may be a fee, a life estate, an estate for years, or any
combination of the foregoing.
Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 4190. Section 4190.
(a)
“Stock cooperative” means a development in which a corporation is formed or availed of, primarily for the purpose of holding title to, either in fee simple or for a term of years, improved real property, and all or substantially all of the shareholders of the corporation receive a right of exclusive occupancy in a portion of the real property, title to which is held by the corporation. The owners’ interest in the corporation, whether evidenced by a share of
stock, a certificate of membership, or otherwise, shall be deemed to be an interest in a common interest development and a real estate development for purposes of subdivision (f) of Section 25100 of the Corporations Code.
(b)
A “stock cooperative” includes a limited equity housing cooperative which is a stock cooperative that meets the criteria of Section 817.
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