Legal Opinion
Eith v. Ketelhut
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided December 17, 2018No. 2d Civil No. B272028PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGilbert, P. J.
*4In Lamden v. La Jolla Shores Clubdominium Homeowners Assn. (1999) 21 Cal.4th 249, 87 Cal.Rptr.2d 237, 980 P.2d 940 ( Lamden ), our Supreme Court cautioned courts to give judicial deference to certain discretionary decisions of duly constituted homeowners association boards. The judicial deference rule does not encompass legal questions that may involve the interpretation of the covenants, conditions, and restrictions (CC&Rs) of a homeowners association. Courts decide legal questions.
Here, homeowners cultivated a vineyard for the purpose of making wine to be sold to the public. The CC&Rs did…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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