California HOA Law: The Davis-Stirling Act and Today’s Top Homeowner-Side Battle

The Davis-Stirling Act governs nearly every part of HOA life, yet most attorneys only encounter it one piece at a time. Michael B. Kushner, Founding and Managing Partner at MBK Chapman PC, walks through the statute from the ground up. He then goes deep on the issues that come up most in practice: owner access to association records, annual disclosures and financial reporting, and the hierarchy of governing documents under Civil Code 4205. From there, the program turns to the fights playing out right now. Flock cameras and license plate readers, e-bikes and e-scooters, and other emerging issues are testing governing documents that never saw them coming. Attendees leave with a working command of the Act and a clear read on where HOA disputes are headed, whichever side they represent.