Seaside Cardiff Homeowners Association

Key facts from Seaside Cardiff Homeowners Association's documents

Reflects the 2021 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

Common Interest Development (Recital E: 'The Property is a "Common In)

Units / lots

44 Residences plus 3 accessory dwelling units (Section 2.2)

Developer / declarant

Southland Cardiff Associates, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company (historical only; control transferred to Members) (Section 1.15)

Governing law

Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act (California Civil Code Sections 4000 et seq.) (Recital E)

Assessments & dues

Determined by Board annually; not specified in document (Section 4.3: 'Board shall determine and )

Special assessments

May be levied for extraordinary expenses; subject to 5% limit unless emergency; member vote required for excess (Sections 4.4, 4.5)

Collections & liens

Annual and Special Assessments create a lien on the Lot; may be enforced by foreclosure; delinquencies <$1,800 or <12 months cannot be foreclosed; judicial or non-judicial foreclosure allowed for larger amounts; Association may bid at sale (Sections 4.1, 4.11.1-4.11.5)

Reserves & fees

Board must fix annual contributions; separate records maintained; reserve study required every 3 years if replacement value >= half of gross budget (Sections 4.3.2, 5.2.7)

Pets

Yes, with restrictions (Section 7.5: 'Household Pets')

Leasing & rentals

Yes, subject to restrictions (Section 2.9)

Parking & vehicles

Not specifically addressed; but towing allowed for vehicles interfering with entrance/exit (Section 5.1.10)

Fences

Fencing and walls maintained by Association (certain types); Section 6.3 describes wood fences, block walls, wrought iron; Section 7.10: Walls, Fences, and Hedges (Sections 6.3, 7.10)

Architectural approval

Yes, prior approval required for Improvements and changes (Section 8.1); Architectural Review Committee (Section 8.2) (Article VIII)

Home business

Business activities prohibited on Lots, but not defined further; see Section 7.3 (Section 7.3: 'Business Activities' (cont)

Signs & flags

Restrictions on signs, posters, flags, banners (Section 7.25.3) (Section 7.25.3)

Setbacks / home size

Restriction on existing building height (Section 7.24) (Section 7.24)

Maintenance

Not explicitly allocated; likely Owner's responsibility as part of Lot maintenance (Section 6.2) (Section 6.2 (broadly 'all portions of hi)

Insurance

Association to obtain casualty, liability, workers' compensation, directors and officers, fidelity bond, and other insurance (Article IX). (Sections 9.1.1-9.1.6)

Use restrictions

Yes, single family residential use required (Section 7.2: 'Single Family Residential )

Voting & meetings

One class of membership; voting rights specified in Bylaws; joint owners must agree on vote or forfeit; fractional votes not permitted (Section 3.4, 3.5)

Amendments

Requires approval of at least 67% of Owners (Recital F); subject to Civil Code Section 4270(a). (Recital F, Section 16.4)

Extracted from the recorded governing documents and cited to them; may be incomplete and is not legal advice — verify against the official documents below.