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Civil Code § 4276. Common Interest Developments: Reinstatement of Terminated Declarations
(County of Los Angeles)

Section 1

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a declaration that has terminated by operation of the provisions that set forth the initial term of the declaration may be reinstated pursuant to this section if approved by the percentage of members required by the declaration for extending the term of the declaration. If the declaration does not specify the percentage of members who must approve the extension of the declaration, a declaration may be reinstated pursuant to this section if approved by a majority of all members.

(b) Balloting on reinstatement shall be conducted in accordance with the governing documents, this act, and any other applicable law. A reasonably diligent effort shall be made to permit all eligible members to vote.

(c) The reinstatement of the declaration is effective after all of the following requirements have been met:

(1) The reinstatement of the declaration has been approved by the percentage of members specified in subdivision (a).

(2) Approval by the members has been certified in a writing executed and acknowledged by the officer designated in the declaration by the association for that purpose or, if no one is designated, by the president of the association.

(3) The declaration has been recorded in the county recorder’s office.

(d) The extension of the terms of the declaration made pursuant to this section shall be equal to the number of years of the initial term of the declaration or 20 years, whichever is less.

(e) Within a reasonable time after the reinstated declaration is recorded, the association shall deliver to each member, by individual delivery, pursuant to Section 4040, a copy of the reinstated declaration, together with a statement that the reinstated declaration has been recorded.

(f) This section shall be applicable only to the County of Los Angeles.

(g) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2028, and as of that date is repealed.

Section 2

The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the need to prevent displacement and promote the rebuilding of common interest developments that were damaged or destroyed as a result of the 2025 Palisades and Eaton Fires in Los Angeles.

Section 3

This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:

In order to prevent displacement and promote the rebuilding of common interest developments that were damaged or destroyed as a result of the 2025 Palisades and Eaton Fires in Los Angeles, it is necessary for this act to take effect immediately.

(Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch.124, Sec. 1. Effective August 24, 2026).