California Civil Code ARTICLE 3 - Alternative Dispute Resolution Prerequisite to Civil Action

• Section 5925.
  As used in this article:(a) “Alternative dispute resolution” means mediation, arbitration, conciliation, or other nonjudicial procedure that involves a neutral party in the decisionmaking process. The...
• Section 5930.
  (a) An association or a member may not file an enforcement action in the superior court unless the parties have endeavored to submit their dispute to...
• Section 5935.
  (a) Any party to a dispute may initiate the process required by Section 5930 by serving on all other parties to the dispute a Request for...
• Section 5940.
  (a) If the party on whom a Request for Resolution is served accepts the request, the parties shall complete the alternative dispute resolution within 90 days...
• Section 5945.
  If a Request for Resolution is served before the end of the applicable time limitation for commencing an enforcement action, the time limitation is tolled...
• Section 5950.
  (a) At the time of commencement of an enforcement action, the party commencing the action shall file with the initial pleading a certificate stating that one...
• Section 5955.
  (a) After an enforcement action is commenced, on written stipulation of the parties, the matter may be referred to alternative dispute resolution. The referred action is...
• Section 5960.
  In an enforcement action in which attorney’s fees and costs may be awarded, the court, in determining the amount of the award, may consider whether...
• Section 5965.
  (a) An association shall annually provide its members a summary of the provisions of this article that specifically references this article. The summary shall include the...

Last modified: October 22, 2018