Dolan-King v. Rancho Santa Fe Assn.

Opinion

O’ROURKE, J.

After the Board of Directors (the Board) of the Rancho Santa Fe Association (the Association), on the advice of a five-person “Art Jury,” rejected Patricia Dolan-King’s proposed plans for home additions and a perimeter fence on her property, Dolan-King sued the Association seeking a declaration that its actions were invalid. Following a bench trial, the court declared the Association’s rejection of the plans arbitrary and an “abuse of power” and entered judgment in Dolan-King’s favor. The Association appeals, claiming the court misinterpreted the protective covenant…