Your HOA board has the power to adopt rules, but that authority is not open-ended. Under Civil Code 4205, California law establishes a strict hierarchy where the CC&Rs always trump the rules. Bad HOA boards often try to use "rules" to change rights or restrictions that are already baked into your CC&Rs. If a rule conflicts with a higher document, that rule is unenforceable. Understanding this hierarchy is the difference between being bullied by an illegal rule and knowing exactly how to dismantle it. #HOAlawyer #HOAattorney #DavisStirlingAct #CaliforniaHOA #badHOA #HOAhell #HOArules #CivilCode4205 #CivilCode4350 #CivilCode4360 #CivilCode4365