California cohort opening
Common Elements for California community associations
California has no state license for community managers — CACM's CCAM credential is the de-facto standard. Davis-Stirling is a civil-code amendment, not a stand-alone chapter, with SB 326 inspection cadence as the post-Surfside California analog.
California hosts approximately 50,000 common interest developments.
Regulatory at a glance
What California requires
The platform models California’s statutory cadence using the same statute reference that already covers Florida Chapter 718. Counsel-reviewed seed content lands ahead of the cohort go-live.
Statute and licensure
- Primary statute
- Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act (Cal. Civ. Code §§ 4000–6150)
- Credential
- CCAM (CACM certification, voluntary but industry-standard)
- Licensing body
- CACM (California Association of Community Managers) — trade-association certification
Source: cacm.org
Distinctive obligations
- Reserve study with visual inspection every three yearsCiv. Code § 5550
- SB 326 exterior elevated element inspection every nine yearsCiv. Code § 5551
- Quarterly board financial reviewCiv. Code § 5500
What we’re building
Four products. One platform — built for California from day one.
The platform was architected with state as a first-class attribute on day one. Forum threads, RFPs, vendor profiles, and compliance obligations all scope to California so the people who serve California associations work in California’s statutory frame — not Florida’s.
The Common Area
The industry-wide forum where boards, managers, vendors, attorneys, and insurance pros actually talk shop. Public threads, member-only rooms, role-badged authors.
In California: SB 326 balcony-inspection threads with licensed structural engineers weighing in.
The RFP marketplace
Post a request once. Verified vendors respond in structured fields. The Compare view aligns proposals to the same line items so boards decide apples-to-apples.
The vendor directory
Verified vendor profiles searchable by service line and service area. Credentials are part of the record — not a gut-feel referral.
In California: CCAM credentials verified through CACM membership; California Bar lookups handled separately.
The statute reference
State-specific statutory cadence with due dates, citations, and reminders — the same reference that already covers Florida 718.
In California: Davis-Stirling line-items modelled around individual Civil Code sections rather than a single chapter.
California association registry
Every association in California, on one map.
Searchable, claimable, and growing as more associations sign up. Click anywhere on the map to explore the full directory.
Status — opening soon
California is opening alongside our Florida launch.
We’re building California alongside the Florida launch. Statute content, vendor directory, and compliance requirements are being seeded with counsel review. Add yourself to the California launch list and we’ll notify the cohort when the surface goes live.
Other states
Common Elements is going national. Wave 1 covers nine states.