Clear Lake Riviera Community Assn. v. Cramer

Opinion

MARGULIES, Acting P. J.

Plaintiff Clear Lake Riviera Community Association (Association) regulates new construction within a common interest development. Defendants Robert and Catherine Cramer (the Cramers) purchased a lot within the development and drew up plans to build a house. In approving their plans, the Association committee with responsibility for plan review applied an Association guideline that limited the height of homes within the development. Because the Cramers’ home was located on a sloping lot, compliance with the height guideline depended not only on the height of the…