Davis-Stirling refers to California Civil Code §4000–6150, the statute governing all common interest developments. Compliance covers governance and open meetings, member elections, annual financial disclosures, reserve studies, records inspection, assessments and collections, architectural review, insurance, statutory homeowner rights, and exterior elevated element inspections. There's no single-document checklist — compliance is the sum of meeting many specific statutory obligations.

Civil Code §5550(a) requires a reserve study with a visual inspection of the major components the association is obligated to maintain at least once every three years. Most associations update the funding plan annually as part of the budget cycle.

Under Civil Code §5110, the inspector of elections must be an independent third party — not a board member, candidate, or anyone related to either. Permitted inspectors include CPAs, notaries public, county-registrar volunteer poll workers, or qualified election-administration vendors.

Civil Code §5551 (added by SB 326) required condominium projects with three or more units to complete their first inspection of exterior elevated elements (balconies, decks, walkways, stairways) by January 1, 2026. The deadline has now passed; subsequent inspections are required every nine years.

Civil Code §5210 sets the general production deadline at 30 days for prior-fiscal-year records. SB 410 (Civil Code §5410, effective 2026) shortened the deadline for current-year financial records to 10 business days. Failure to produce within the window can result in a penalty payment to the requesting member.