HOA pre-suit ADR (Davis-Stirling): if Request for Resolution is accepted, ADR must be completed within 90 days after the initiating party receives the acceptance
90 days after date the initiating party received the acceptance of the request for resolution, under Cal. Civ. Code 5940(a).
Rule text
(a) If the party on whom a Request for Resolution is served accepts the request, the parties shall complete the alternative dispute resolution within 90 days after the party initiating the request receives the acceptance, unless this period is extended by written stipulation signed by both parties.
Calculate this deadline
Deadline
Thursday, February 4, 2027
- Trigger (Date the initiating party received the acceptance of the Request for Resolution): Friday, November 6, 2026.
- Exclude the trigger day and count 90 calendar days: Thursday, February 4, 2027.
Rules applied
Cal. Civ. Code 5940(a)
(a) If the party on whom a Request for Resolution is served accepts the request, the parties shall complete the alternative dispute resolution within 90 days after the party initiating the request receives the acceptance, unless this period is extended by written stipulation signed by both parties.Official source
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b; Cal. Gov. Code 6800, 6707 (state agency filings); Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(a) (federal statutes and federal court filings)
CCP 12: "The time in which any act provided by law is to be done is computed by excluding the first day, and including the last, unless the last day is a holiday, and then it is also excluded." CCP 12a(a): "If the last day for the performance of any act provided or required by law to be performed within a specified period of time is a holiday, then that period is hereby extended to and including the next day that is not a holiday. For purposes of this section, “holiday” means all day on Saturdays, all holidays specified in Section 135 and, to the extent provided in Section 12b, all days that by terms of Section 12b are required to be considered as holidays." Gov. Code 6707: "When the last day for filing any instrument or other document with a state agency falls upon a Saturday or holiday, such act may be performed upon the next business day with the same effect as if it had been performed upon the day appointed." FRCP 6(a): "The following rules apply in computing any time period specified in these rules, in any local rule or court order, or in any statute that does not specify a method of computing time. (1) ... (A) exclude the day of the event that triggers the period; (B) count every day, including intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays; and (C) include the last day of the period, but if the last day is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the period continues to run until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday."Official source
- Extendable by written stipulation signed by both parties. Limitations period tolled during this period including stipulated extensions (5945(b)). Mediation confidentiality (Evid. Code 1115 et seq.) applies (5940(b)). Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act; section added by Stats. 2012, ch. 180 (AB 805), operative Jan. 1, 2014 (no later amendment shown on leginfo as of 2026-10-27).
- If the clerk's office is closed or inaccessible on the last day (weather, emergency or local closure orders), the deadline may be extended. Check local orders.
This calculator applies the cited rules to the dates you enter. It is not legal advice. Court orders, local rules, and case-specific facts can change a deadline; verify before relying on it. Rule set pending attorney review.
Worked example
Date the initiating party received the acceptance of the Request for Resolution on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Monday, June 14, 2027.
- Trigger (Date the initiating party received the acceptance of the Request for Resolution): Monday, March 15, 2027.
- Exclude the trigger day and count 90 calendar days: Sunday, June 13, 2027.
- That day is a Sunday, so the deadline moves to the next court day: Monday, June 14, 2027 (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b; Cal. Gov. Code 6800, 6707 (state agency filings); Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(a) (federal statutes and federal court filings)).
Notes
Extendable by written stipulation signed by both parties. Limitations period tolled during this period including stipulated extensions (5945(b)). Mediation confidentiality (Evid. Code 1115 et seq.) applies (5940(b)). Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act; section added by Stats. 2012, ch. 180 (AB 805), operative Jan. 1, 2014 (no later amendment shown on leginfo as of 2026-10-27).
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Rules current as of 2026-10-27. Confirm against the official source and any local rule or court order before relying on a date. Rules changelog.