AB 130: A Hard-Fought Victory for California Homeowners—and the Beginning of the End for BAD HOAs

When we launched our reform campaign against abusive homeowners associations (HOAs), some said we were tilting at windmills. They underestimated us—and, more importantly, they underestimated you: the homeowners who were sick and tired of being steam-rolled in your own communities.
Now, Sacramento is listening.

With the passage of AB 130, California has taken its first real step toward restoring balance between homeowners and the HOA boards that were never meant to rule as unchecked fiefdoms.

This law—capping HOA fines at $100 per violation (except in clear health and safety cases)—strikes at the very heart of the abusive tactics we’ve been fighting against for years.

Make no mistake: this is your victory. And yes, it’s ours too.

At LS Carlson Law, we've spent years fighting in the trenches for homeowners who were tired of petty fines, arbitrary enforcement, and a system that too often rewarded tyranny over fairness. With Bad HOA and our growing reform movement, we’ve been relentless in shining a light on this problem—AB 130 shows that light reached Sacramento.