Ask questions about your HOA’s governing documents.
Understand what your California association’s CC&Rs, bylaws and rules say, with citations to the source. Then compare the answer with applicable state law.
For homeowners and HOA or condominium board members who want to understand their association’s own documents.
Start with 5 free questions and 1 Review. No credit card required. You can upload governing documents and use your free questions to ask about them. A subscription includes unlimited questions.
When you’d use it
“What do our CC&Rs say about parking restrictions?”
Ask about a provision before responding to your association or deciding how to handle a board question.
Two separate answers: your documents, then the law
Upload and choose your documents
Add your declaration or CC&Rs, bylaws, rules and regulations, architectural guidelines or election rules. Upload PDF, DOCX or TXT files and choose which documents to search.
Ask what your documents say
Ask a question in plain English. The first answer uses your selected documents, with citations you can inspect. It does not check whether a provision is legally enforceable.
Compare with law separately
Choose Compare with law for a separate answer from Davis-Stirling Act and a comparison highlighting alignments, potential conflicts and key takeaways.
A look at the workflow
See where the answer came from
Read the cited document passages yourself. A provision in your documents—even one quoting a statute—is not proof of what the law requires. Compare with law is a separate step and provides statutory sources to inspect.
Good to know
- If the selected documents do not answer your question, the tool says so. Missing, unreadable or conflicting provisions may require more information.
- A comparison identifies potential issues to investigate; it does not decide whether a rule is enforceable or replace advice from a licensed California attorney.
Questions before you try it
Which documents can I upload?
Declarations or CC&Rs, bylaws, rules and regulations, architectural guidelines and election rules, as PDF, DOCX or TXT files.
Does the first answer use state law?
No. The first answer comes from your selected association documents. Use Compare with law for a separate statutory answer and comparison.
Can I choose which documents to search?
Yes. Select the uploaded governing documents you want included before asking your question.
What if my documents conflict?
The answer can surface conflicting provisions for you to inspect. Check the cited passages; the tool does not resolve which provision controls as legal advice.
Are my documents private?
Your uploaded documents are associated with your account. Read the Privacy Policy for the service’s data handling and processing disclosures.
Can I try it free?
Start with 5 free questions and 1 Review. No credit card required. Your free questions can be used on your uploaded governing documents. A subscription includes unlimited questions.
Should I use this or Document Review?
Ask your documents when you want to know what your association’s governing documents say. Use Document Review to understand a notice, letter, minutes or another document you are dealing with.
Have a notice or letter instead?
Review an HOA notice or letter to understand what it says and issues to consider.
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