Villa De Las Palmas Homeowners Ass'n v. Terifaj

Opinion

MORENO, J.

Civil Code section 1354, subdivision (a), 1 provides that covenants and restrictions in the declaration of a common interest development “shall be enforceable equitable servitudes, unless unreasonable.” Section 1355, subdivision (b), in turn, provides that the declaration may be amended if certain procedures are followed. In Nahrstedt v. Lakeside Village Condominium Assn. (1994) 8 Cal.4th 361 [33 Cal.Rptr.2d 63, 878 P.2d 1275] (Nahrstedt), we construed subdivision (a) of section 1354 and held that covenants and restrictions in the declaration are enforceable “unless they are…