California § 5610 - Section 5605 does not limit assessment increases necessary for emergency situatio

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§ 5610. Section 5605 does not limit assessment increases necessary for emergency situatio

Section 5605 does not limit assessment increases necessary for emergency situations. For purposes of this section, an emergency situation is any one of the following: (a) An extraordinary expense required by an order of a court. (b) An extraordinary expense necessary to operate, repair, or maintain the common interest development or any part of it for which the association is responsible where a threat to personal health or safety or another hazardous condition or circumstance on the property is discovered. (c) An extraordinary expense necessary to repair or maintain the common interest development or any part of it for which the association is responsible that could not have been reasonably foreseen by the board in preparing and distributing the annual budget report under Section 5300. However, before the imposition or collection of an assessment under this subdivision, the board shall pass a resolution containing written findings as to the necessity of the extraordinary expense involved and why the expense was not or could not have been reasonably foreseen in the budgeting process, and the resolution shall be distributed to the members with the notice of assessment.

Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 5610 cover?

Section 5610 ("Section 5605 does not limit assessment increases necessary for emergency situatio") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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