Solar Energy Systems: Regulating Owners’ Installation on Shared Multi-family Common Area Roofs (CA)

Since January 1, 2018, California common interest developments have been required to allow members to install solar energy systems on shared multifamily common area roofs of buildings within which their units are located and on roofs of adjacent carports or garages. (See Civ. Code §§ 714.1, 4600 and 4746). While we do not have an abundance of mid or high-rise common interest developments in the desert, we do see many buildings with shared multifamily common area roofs.   Read the entire article……………………………….

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