What owners are entitled to during the AB 130 cure period

Notice Cure team

The opportunity to cure isn't a courtesy a board extends — it's a statutory requirement. Understanding what it actually guarantees an owner helps a board avoid treating it as a formality to get past on the way to a fine.

The right to fix it before the hearing

If the owner corrects the violation before the hearing takes place, the board's ability to fine over that violation closes. That's true regardless of how close to the hearing date the fix happens — AB 130 doesn't give boards a cutoff earlier than the hearing itself for a straightforward cure.

The right to commit to a fix that takes longer

Not every violation can be fixed in ten days. If the cure genuinely needs more time, AB 130 lets an owner bar the fine a second way: by signing a contract for the repair or putting down a deposit toward it before the hearing. The board doesn't have to accept a vague promise, but a real, documented commitment has the same effect as curing outright.

The right to be heard

The notice has to tell the owner they can attend the hearing, and the hearing is where the board is supposed to actually weigh what the owner presents — not simply confirm a fine decided beforehand. A hearing that's a formality in practice is a weaker record than one with real deliberation on it.

What this doesn't mean

None of this requires a board to accept an indefinite delay, a second or third cure period for the same violation, or a cure that doesn't actually resolve the issue. The right is to a genuine, bounded opportunity — not to avoid consequences indefinitely by promising to get to it eventually.