Branches Neighborhood Corp. v. Calatlantic Grp., Inc.

Plaintiff Branches Neighborhood Corporation (Branches or the association), a community association incorporated pursuant to the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act ( Civ. Code, § 4000, et seq. )1 (the Act), filed an arbitration claim *414against the association's developer, defendant CalAtlantic Group, Inc., formerly known as Standard Pacific Corp. (Standard), for construction defects. The arbitrator granted summary judgment in Standard's favor, concluding the association did not receive the consent of its members to file the claim until after the claim was filed, in violation of its…