How AB 130 interacts with your CC&Rs and existing fine schedule
Most self-managed associations already have a fine schedule and an enforcement process written into their CC&Rs or rules and regulations. AB 130 doesn't replace those documents — it sets a statutory floor they can't fall below.
Your fine schedule still matters — it's just capped
Civil Code § 5850 caps a fine at the lesser of your own published fine schedule or $100 per violation. If your schedule already sets a lower amount for a given violation, that lower amount is still what applies — AB 130 doesn't raise anything up to $100, it only prevents going above it absent the health-or-safety exception.
Process requirements override conflicting CC&R language
If an association's governing documents specify a shorter cure period, a longer window before a decision is due, or a notice process that skips the opportunity to cure, the statute controls. Older CC&Rs drafted before AB 130 often don't reflect these requirements at all, which is a gap worth having your attorney review rather than assuming the documents are silently compliant.
What's worth updating, and what isn't
You generally don't need to rewrite your CC&Rs to comply with AB 130 — the statute applies regardless of what your documents say. But if your fine schedule, notice templates, or hearing procedures were written assuming the pre-2025 rules (a 15-day decision window, no explicit cure right, no $100 cap), it's worth having them reviewed so board members aren't working from outdated internal references even after the association itself is following the law correctly in practice.
Notice Cure applies the lower of the two automatically
Enter your association's own fine schedule once, and every case applies whichever amount is lower — your schedule or the $100 statutory cap.
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