Local HOA Guides

California HOA Guides by City and Neighborhood

State law is the same across California, but the rules a board deals with week to week are local: the city’s parking and rental ordinances, the water provider’s rules, the fire agency’s weed deadlines, and the special districts on the property tax bill. These guides collect those local rules for one city or neighborhood at a time and link each one to its official source.

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Placer County

RosevilleCity rules on short-term rentals, ADUs, parking, water use and oak trees, plus the city rebates open to HOAs.Neighborhood guides: West Roseville (WestPark and Fiddyment), Sierra Vista and Sun City Roseville.

RocklinThe 90-day short-term rental cap, RV and trailer rules, oak permits, fire hazard zones and the vegetation standard that covers HOA open space.Neighborhood guides: Whitney Oaks and Springfield and Whitney Ranch.

LincolnGolf cart and NEV rules, parking and RV storage, the city landscaping district, water rules and flood map changes.Neighborhood guides: Sun City Lincoln Hills, Lincoln Crossing and Twelve Bridges and Catta Verdera.

Granite BayAn unincorporated community, so the county code and the fire and water districts set the rules. Private roads, gates, trees and defensible space.

AuburnFire hazard zones, defensible space and the ember-resistant zone rule, short-term rental permits and native tree permits.

LoomisA small rural town: fire hazard zones, oak tree permits, fence and parking rules, and creek setbacks.

El Dorado County

El Dorado HillsAn unincorporated community where a services district enforces many CC&Rs. Design review, defensible space, recycled water and the cityhood proposal.Neighborhood guides: Serrano and Blackstone.

Cameron ParkThe services district that handles CC&R enforcement and design review, weed abatement, fire service and the tax-bill lighting districts.

PlacervilleThe city vegetation ordinance and its May 1 date, short-term rental limits and the sewer lateral check when a home sells.

South Lake TahoeVacation rental permits after Measure T, snow and winter parking, bears and trash and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s rules.Neighborhood guide: Tahoe Keys.

Auburn Lake TrailsA gated community near Cool with 32 miles of private road, horses and septic systems inspected by the water district.

More counties coming

We are adding guides for Sacramento County, Santa Clara County, Contra Costa County and Sonoma County. Until your city is here, the statewide rules in California HOA Law: The Davis-Stirling Act apply to every California association.

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These guides are general educational information, not legal, financial or insurance advice. Local rules change, so confirm the current rule with the agency named on each page.