CLAIM DEVELOPMENT - IMPORTANT HOA DOCUMENTS
Important HOA Documents For Litigation:
The following documents are important your or your HOA should provide your attorney to help prepare your defect claim:
Governing Documents:
- Articles
- Bylaws
- CC&Rs
- Rules and Regulations
- Condo Plan
Architectural/Engineering Documents:
- Plans/Drawings
- Specifications
Information Regarding Defects:
- Annual or periodic maintenance reports of HOA
- List of Defects/Deficiencies
- Maintenance Repair Logs and Invoicing
- Correspondence with Developer/Converter
- Homeowners' Surveys of Defects
- Homeowners' Complaints
- Board Minutes Regarding Defects
- Executive Session Board Minutes
- Expert Reports/Correspondence
- Correspondence with Management Company(s)
- Correspondence/Claims with Insurance Companies
- Correspondence with Attorneys
- Photographs of Deficiencies and Damage
- Repair Estimates
- Release(s) of Liability
Prior Repairs:
- Invoices
- Contracts
- Paid Receipts
- Photographs
- Repairs
Condo Conversion Disclosure Documents
- Disclosure Documents
- California Civil Code Section 1134 Buyer Disclosures
- DRE file Materials
- Purchase and Sales Agreement
- CC&Rs
- Sales Brochures
- Escrow Documents
Department of Real Estate Files
- DRE File Materials
- Declarant's Application for Subdivision Approval
- White Report (Final Subdivision Report for each phase)
- Original Budget Worksheets, and approved HOA budget.
Future Repairs:
- Estimates/Proposals
- Reports & Correspondence
Sales/Promotion:
- Advertising Circulars
- Sales Brochures
Reserve Studies:
- Reserve Studies
- Budgets
- Proposed Budgets