Cal. Corp. Code §9110
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Nonprofit Religious Corporations — Formation
The opening section of the California Nonprofit Religious Corporation Law (Corp Code §§9110–9690). Governs corporations organized to operate as religious entities — churches, religious orders, and similar bodies. Rare in the HOA context but occasionally encountered where a community association shares governance with a religious community (e.g., faith-based retirement communities organized as a single legal entity).
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Governance
| Ref | Requirement |
|---|---|
| (a) | Religious corporations are the California corporate form for churches and religious orders. HOAs almost never use this form — but it can appear in unusual cases like faith-based retirement communities or church-affiliated housing where the residential association is part of a religious entity. |
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