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Solar & Common-Interest Developments: Overview of Rules and Regulations (CA)
Solar & Common-Interest Developments: Overview of Rules and Regulations (CA)
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About this template
- Who it's for
- Homeowners, HOAs & Policy
- What you get
- Instant digital download after checkout. Templates are editable, with bracketed fields to fill in for your project.
- Jurisdiction
- Prepared for California.
- Before you use it
- This is a template, not legal advice, and buying it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Have a licensed attorney in your state review the finished document, especially for large projects or unusual terms.
Often the best way to get your HOA or park management to approve a solar installation is simply to educate them on residents' solar rights. This overview does exactly that.
This Overview of Rules and Regulations is designed to accompany a proposal to install a solar system in a California common-interest development or mobilehome park. It explains the California Solar Rights Act and the Mobilehome Residency Law, and how they limit an HOA's or park's authority to restrict a resident's request to install solar, both on the resident's own home or lot and in common areas.
The template includes:
- An overview of the California Solar Rights Act
- How the Act limits an HOA's authority to impose restrictions on solar, including in common areas and on shared roofs
- Solar rights in mobilehome parks and resident-owned parks, and the remedies available, under Civil Code Sections 798.44.1 and 799.12
- Special issues for master-metered and sub-metered mobilehome parks
- The full text of Civil Code Sections 714, 714.1 and 4746
- A format designed to submit alongside your solar proposal
It's built for California homeowners in HOAs, condominiums and mobilehome parks, and for solar contractors submitting proposals for their customers.
Drafted by clean energy attorneys with 20+ years of experience.
Related documents:
- Already denied? See the California HOA Solar Appeal Letter.
- Approved, but with a burdensome maintenance covenant? See the HOA Solar Maintenance Covenant Appeal Letter (CA).
- Learn more: read our blog posts Homeowners in Common Interest Developments Have Solar Rights and Do Homeowners In HOAs Have The Right To Install Solar In Common Areas?
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