HOA Homefront: Are we required to rebuild our balconies under new law?
HOA Homefront: Are we required to rebuild our balconies under new law?
Q: Our HOA is claiming that 2019’s SB 326 adds to the Davis-Stirling Act and requires homeowners to retrofit our balcony railings to current building code requirements. I don’t see anything in the bill that requires such retrofitting. Am I missing something? — R.M., San Diego
A: In 2019, Senate Bill 326 was passed and became law in 2020. It added Civil Code Section 5551. The law followed a…