California Civil Code > Part 5. Common Interest Developments (Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act) > Chapter 10. Dispute Resolution and Enforcement > Article 2. Internal Dispute Resolution (IDR) > Civil Code §5905. Fair, Reasonable and Expeditious IDR Procedure Required
(a) An association shall provide a fair, reasonable, and expeditious procedure for resolving a dispute within the scope of this article.
(b) In developing a procedure pursuant to this article, an association shall make maximum, reasonable use of available local dispute resolution programs involving a neutral third party, including low-cost mediation programs such as those listed on the Internet Web sites of the Department of Consumer Affairs and the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(c) If an association does not provide a fair, reasonable, and expeditious procedure for resolving a dispute within the scope of this article, the procedure provided in Section 5915 applies and satisfies the requirement of subdivision (a). [2012 – Based on former §1363.820]