How much does one mailer cost your association? Between printing, postage, and labor to stuff envelopes, a single mailer can cost hundreds of dollars.

It is now finally possible to reduce some of those costly mailers to your association, and instead post the content to your condo association's Internet Website! New Civil Code Section 4045(a)(5), added in 2022, allows condo associations to use their websites for general notices so long as it is stated in your Annual Policy Statement.

A website for your California condominium association or homeowner association, powered by CondoSites (yes, we serve HOAs too), is a valuable and effective tool to provide communication, resources, information, and education for the association. It's a 24/7 resource that's available globally, and now it can even save your association money. Additionally, more of your owners and renters are coming to expect these tools – saving them from having to call/email management or volunteer board members.

Below is an excerpt from California Civil Code.

You can read the information on the California Legislative Information website here.

Civil Code - CIV
ARTICLE 1. Preliminary Provisions [4000 - 4070] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 180, Sec. 2. )
(CODING: Words Emphasis added for convenience.)

4045. (a) If a provision of this act requires “general delivery” or “general notice,” the document shall be provided by one or more of the following methods:

1. Any method provided for delivery of an individual notice pursuant to Section 4040.
2. Inclusion in a billing statement, newsletter, or other document that is delivered by one of the methods provided in this section.
3. Posting the printed document in a prominent location that is accessible to all members, if the location has been designated for the posting of general notices by the association in the annual policy statement prepared pursuant to Section 5310.
4. If the association broadcasts television programming for the purpose of distributing information on association business to its members, by inclusion in the programming.
5. If the association maintains an internet website for the purpose of distributing information on association business to its members, by posting the notice on the association's internet website in a prominent location that is accessible to all members if designated as a location for posting general notices in the annual policy statement prepared pursuant to Section 5310.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), if a member requests to receive general notices by individual delivery, all general notices to that member, given under this section, shall be delivered pursuant to Section 4040. The option provided in this subdivision shall be described in the annual policy statement prepared pursuant to Section 5310.

(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 640, Sec. 4. (SB 392) Effective January 1, 2022.)