Accessing the Internet and do a Google search to locate the Davis-Stirling Act or you can go directly to Civil Code Section 4000 et seq and read the act directly and apply the law to the facts, citing the appropriate code section.
Issue #1: No Pets Policy:
Edna purchased a condo last year at 1000 Cress Drive, West Hollywood. This is a newer building built in 2008. She has one small dog that weighs approximately 8 lbs.
After moving in, she is told that no pets are allowed. She does not want to get rid of her little dog that she has had for 10 years. Find the code section that explains her rights and apply the law to the facts above.
Issue #2: Plumbing Leaks in the Unit:
After Edna has lived in her condo for approximately a year and a half, the neighbor below Edna tells the HOA Board of Directors that water is leaking into her unit from the unit above hers (which is Edna’s unit). Edna tells the Board that she will call a licensed plumber to fix the leak, but the HOA Board declines, stating they will take care of it. The Board notifies the HOA management company of the leak, and the management company sends a handyman to fix the leak. Unfortunately, the handyman could not find any leak. Later, the management company sends in another handyman. He, too, has no luck in finding the problem.
The HOA finally sends a licensed plumber and again the leak cannot be found. Not to be deterred, the HOA management company now sends in two more “professionals” and no one can find the source of the leak. Out of frustration, Edna finally calls her licensed plumber. Within five minutes of arrival, Edna’s plumber finds the problem (a plumbing leak inside the walls) and fixes it for $115. Edna notifies the Board and the management company that the problem has been fixed and sends each of them a receipt for the cost of the repairs.
To Edna’s surprise, two weeks later, she gets a bill from the HOA management company for $1,205 for the various “professionals” that were sent by them. Edna refuses to pay theses, stating she never called any of these “professionals”; the management company called them. Edna also points out that the bills are made out to the management company. She reminds the board that she offered to call in a licensed plumber right away but the board refused, stating they would take care of it. More importantly, at no time did the board indicate to Edna that they would be sending her all of the bills.
Find out what Edna’s rights are according to this statute. Cite the section of the act and apply that law to the facts above.
Issue #3: Renting Out Your Condo
Edna just found out that her company is doing a massive reorganization o due to the slow economic recovery in the nation. The portion f the company that deals with billing and legal matters is being
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