HOA discipline or damage-charge hearing: board gives member written notice at least 10 days before the meeting
10 days before date of the board meeting to consider or impose discipline or a damage reimbursement charge, under Cal. Civ. Code 5855(a), (b).
Rule text
(a) When the board is to meet to consider or impose discipline upon a member, or to impose a monetary charge as a means of reimbursing the association for costs incurred by the association in the repair of damage to the common area and facilities caused by a member or the member's guest or tenant, the board shall notify the member in writing, by either personal delivery or individual delivery pursuant to Section 4040, at least 10 days prior to the meeting.
Calculate this deadline
Deadline
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
- Trigger (Date of the board meeting to consider or impose discipline or a damage reimbursement charge): Friday, November 6, 2026.
- Count back 10 calendar days: Tuesday, October 27, 2026.
Rules applied
Cal. Civ. Code 5855(a), (b)
(a) When the board is to meet to consider or impose discipline upon a member, or to impose a monetary charge as a means of reimbursing the association for costs incurred by the association in the repair of damage to the common area and facilities caused by a member or the member's guest or tenant, the board shall notify the member in writing, by either personal delivery or individual delivery pursuant to Section 4040, at least 10 days prior to the meeting.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
- Notice must state date, time, place, nature of the violation or damage, and the member's right to attend and address the board; executive session on request ((b)). Member may cure before the meeting ((c)). Individual delivery by mail is complete on deposit into the U.S. mail; electronic delivery on transmission (Civ. Code 4050(b), (c)). Backward count; roll to the preceding court day (conservative). As amended by Stats. 2025, ch. 22 (AB 130), eff. June 30, 2025.
- 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 of the board meeting to consider or impose discipline or a damage reimbursement charge on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Friday, March 5, 2027.
- Trigger (Date of the board meeting to consider or impose discipline or a damage reimbursement charge): Monday, March 15, 2027.
- Count back 10 calendar days: Friday, March 5, 2027.
Notes
Notice must state date, time, place, nature of the violation or damage, and the member's right to attend and address the board; executive session on request ((b)). Member may cure before the meeting ((c)). Individual delivery by mail is complete on deposit into the U.S. mail; electronic delivery on transmission (Civ. Code 4050(b), (c)). Backward count; roll to the preceding court day (conservative). As amended by Stats. 2025, ch. 22 (AB 130), eff. June 30, 2025.
Related deadlines
- HOA assessment becomes delinquent 15 days after it is due (unless the declaration provides a longer period) (15 days after)
- HOA delinquent assessment: interest (max 12 percent) may run commencing 30 days after the assessment became due (30 days after)
- HOA assessment lien: earliest date to record the notice of delinquent assessment, 30 days after the certified-mail pre-lien notice (30 days after)
- HOA assessment collection: owner mails written request to meet with board about a payment plan within 15 days of the postmark of the pre-lien notice (to trigger the 45-day meeting requirement) (15 days after)
- HOA assessment collection: board meets with owner in executive session within 45 days of the postmark of a timely payment-plan request (45 days after)
- HOA assessment lien: mail copy of recorded notice of delinquent assessment by certified mail to every owner no later than 10 calendar days after recordation (10 days after)
- HOA assessment lien: may be enforced (judicial or trustee sale) only after expiration of 30 days following recording of the lien (30 days after)
- HOA foreclosure: board vote approving foreclosure of the assessment lien must take place at least 30 days before any public sale (30 days before)
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.