Watts
Watts v. Oak Shores Community Assn. CA2/6
Opinion
Opinion
FACTS
Oak Shores is a single-family residential common interest development. It is governed by the Oak Shores Community Association (Association). The Association is governed by a board of directors (Board). All property owners in the development are members of the Association. The Association's governing documents include its Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CC&Rs) and its bylaws. The Board "may adopt, amend, or repeal Rules for the use, occupancy and maintenance of the Project; for the general health, welfare, comfort, and safety of Members; and to interpret and implement these CC&Rs, and establish penalties for violation of such Rules." (CC&Rs, Article 6.2.) "In the event the Association undertakes to provide materials or services that benefit a particular Member, such Member in accepting the materials or services agrees to reimburse the Association for the costs incurred by the Association, which shall become a Special Assessment against the Member." (Id., Article 3.8.) Oak Shores consists of 851 parcels of land. Six hundred and sixty of the parcels are developed with single-family homes. Only about 20 percent, 125 to 150, of the homes are occupied by full-time…