A stormwater pond behind a row of homes, an aerating fountain at its center and a walking path along the bank.

California

HOA services in California

Available to communities nationwide.

State rules

What governs a California association

Every link goes to the source. Read it yourself before you rely on it. A long dry season and recurring drought restrictions make irrigation efficiency and turf conversion central rather than optional. A coastal community and a desert community inside this one state can run on entirely different watering and swim calendars.

Reserves, budgets & vendor selection

Cal. Civ. Code § 5550

Requires a visual reserve study at least every three years, with an annual review of the reserve funding plan.

Read the code text

Primary association statute	Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act, Cal. Civ. Code § 4000 et seq. · Read the code
Reserves, budgets & vendor selection	Cal. Civ. Code § 5300 · Read the code
Trade licensing	California Contractors State License Board · Visit
Pool regulation	California Department of Public Health and county environmental health departments

This is a starting point, not legal advice. Statutes are amended, and your declaration and bylaws may impose stricter requirements than the state does. Verify against the current code and your association’s counsel before acting.

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Map your grounds

The map is the pricing basis

Pool care, landscaping, porter service, and amenity staffing all start from your community's own mapped grounds.

Satellite view of an Arizona community: tan-roofed single-family homes on curving desert blocks, with a pool and green commons inside it and a farm field beyond one edge.

A community mapped on VendoRFP — Gilbert, AZ. The green is the ground a proposal prices; the white dashed line is the boundary. Enter your own address above and your map draws the same way.

Your communityCommunity boundaryPools, playgrounds, and amenities

Pool CleaningTwice-weekly cleaning, balanced water chemistry, and a safety check on every visit to a community pool or spa.

LandscapingMowing, edging, trimming, irrigation checks, and seasonal color for common-area grounds, entrances, and medians.

Porter ServicesClubhouse cleaning, trash and common-area pickup, restroom detailing, and light upkeep across the shared amenities.

Amenity StaffingCertified lifeguards, pool attendants, gate and front-desk staff, and event coverage for community amenities.

California markets

Pick the market closest to your community

Local conditions differ inside a state as much as they do between states. These pages cover what changes.

Questions

What California boards ask first

Do you have vendors near me?

Start with the vendors you already use. Invite them, they enroll and get verified here, and they can propose on your work anywhere in the US. Any verified vendor that serves your area can propose too, and your own list is the fastest way to get proposals in hand.

Does the automatic mapping work in California?

Type the address and the community comes up on a satellite image. Outline the common-area grounds yourself, or adjust the outline that comes back — the estimate runs off whatever shape you accept.

Send an RFP to California vendors

VendoRFP is taking on its first customers, and our team reads every application. Every community is free the day you're in — invite the vendors you already use, then read the proposals and pick who you contract with.

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