§ 6654 Member Physical Access Rights

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•You can't be stopped from going into your own home or property by the people in charge of your building or neighborhood.
•They can't block the paths or doors you use to get to your place, even if those paths are shared with others.
•This rule can be changed if a court or an arbitration decision says so.

Example

You live in a condo building, and the homeowners' association is mad at you for not paying a fee. They try to block you from using the front door or the elevator to get to your condo.

This is not allowed. The association can't stop you from getting into your own home, even if they're upset with you. They also can't block the shared areas you need to walk through to reach your place.

Except as otherwise provided in law, an order of the court, or an order pursuant to a final and binding arbitration decision, an association may not deny a member or occupant physical access to the member’s or occupant’s separate interest, either by restricting access through the common area to the separate interest, or by restricting access solely to the separate interest. (Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 605, Sec. 21. (SB 752) Effective January 1, 2014.)

Key Takeaways

•You can't be stopped from going into your own home or property by the people in charge of your building or neighborhood.
•They can't block the paths or doors you use to get to your place, even if those paths are shared with others.
•This rule can be changed if a court or an arbitration decision says so.

Example

You live in a condo building, and the homeowners' association is mad at you for not paying a fee. They try to block you from using the front door or the elevator to get to your condo.

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