DAVIS-STIRLING COMMON INTEREST
DEVELOPMENT ACT

Gray Davis

Larry Stirling

The laws governing common interest developments were expanded in 1985 by passage of the Davis-Stirling Act (Civil Code §§1350-1377) which was named after the 2 assemblymen who sponsored the bill, Gray Davis and Larry Stirling.

The Act went into effect in 1986 and since then community association law has been one of the most active areas of the law in California (and the nation) with a large number of bills introduced into the California legislature each year.

Other laws affecting community associations can be found in the following statutes:

Corporations Code
Labor Code
Health and Safety Code
Vehicle Code
Internal Revenue Code
Code of Civil Procedure
Government Code

Updated 8/4/2008