Rogo

BACKGROUND

Rogo is a resident of, and claims an ownership interest in, a condominium unit (unit 2301) at Blair House, located along the Wilshire Corridor in Los Angeles. Blair House is governed by the Blair House Homeowners Association (the Association), which in turn is governed by an elected board of directors (the Board). Under the bylaws and CC&Rs of the Association, every person or entity who holds an ownership interest in a unit (except those who hold such an interest merely as security for the performance of an obligation) is a member of the Association for as long as the person or entity holds an interest in the unit. The bylaws and CC&Rs also provide that “[n]o person may exercise the rights of membership until satisfactory proof has been furnished to the Board that he or she is a Member. Such proof may consist of a duly executed and acknowledged grant deed or a title insurance policy showing the person owns a Unit in the Project.” Finally, the bylaws provide that members of the Board must be members of the

1 Further undesignated statutory references are to the Code of Civil Procedure.

2 Association, and that the Board may declare vacant the offices of a director who…