Delivery Deadline, Fees, and Cancellation for §4525 Disclosures
Establishes the 10-day delivery deadline for §4525 disclosure documents, governs the fees an association may charge (actual cost only, no statutory cap), and sets the cancellation and refund rules. Documents may be maintained and delivered electronically. Bundling §4525 documents with unrelated escrow fees is prohibited; fees must be separately stated and separately billed.
Reviewed · California changes feed
| Ref | Requirement |
|---|---|
| (a) | The 10-day statutory delivery deadline lives in §4530(a) — not §4525. Upon written request, the association must provide the requested §4525 documents to the owner (or an owner-authorized recipient) within 10 days of receiving the request. |
| (a)(1) | Associations may maintain and deliver §4525 documents electronically — including posting on the association's website. If documents are kept electronically, the requestor has the option to receive them by electronic transmission. |
| (a)(2) | The association may not condition or withhold §4525 disclosure delivery on anything other than payment of the §4530(b) reasonable fee. Conditions, document bundling, or other gating mechanisms violate §4530(a)(2). |
| (e) | The completed §4528 charges-for-documents form must be delivered alongside the §4525 documents. The form documents what was purchased and what each item cost — a complete record for the seller and buyer. |
| Ref | Requirement |
|---|---|
| (b) | California does not impose a hard dollar cap on §4525 disclosure fees — instead, the fee must be reasonable and reflect actual costs of procurement, preparation, reproduction, and delivery. Charging a surcharge for electronic delivery is prohibited. |
| (b)(1) | Before processing the §4525 request, the association must give the requestor a written or electronic fee estimate on the §4528 form. The requestor learns the cost before work begins, enabling them to scope or cancel the request. |
| (b)(5) | §4525 disclosure fees cannot be lumped into a larger escrow or transaction bill. They must be separately stated and separately billed — buyers and sellers can audit each line item against the §4528 form. |
| (b)(6) | The association cannot bundle other transactional documents (lender forms, title forms, etc.) with the §4525 disclosure package. Only documents expressly required by §4525 belong in the disclosure delivery. |
| (c) | The seller — not the buyer — pays the association (or its third-party agent) for §4525 document preparation and delivery. The buyer receives the documents at no direct cost to themselves. |
Cal. Civ. Code §4525 drives 12 required disclosure items in the California Civil Code §4525 resale certificate.
- (a)(1) Governing documents (Articles, CC&Rs, Bylaws, Operating Rules)
- (a)(2) Age restrictions, if any (subject to Section 51.3)
- (a)(4) Current assessments, fees, unpaid amounts, late charges, interest, collection costs
- (a)(5) Notice(s) of violation under Section 5855 (alleged violations unresolved at request date)
- (a)(8) Approved changes to assessments not yet due and payable
- + 7 more disclosure items
Need a resale certificate that complies with Cal. Civ. Code §4530?
California law requires 12 statutory disclosures on every resale. Buyers, agents, and title officers can request a certificate here — we contact the board to deliver it.
Request California resale certificate- Cal. Civ. Code §4525 References