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DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS 3274-9566›PART 5. Common Interest Developments 4000-6150›CHAPTER 10. Dispute Resolution and Enforcement 5850-5985›ARTICLE 3. Alternative Dispute Resolution Prerequisite to Civil Action 5925-5965

§ 5960

California Civil Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

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 a party’s refusal to participate in alternative dispute resolution before commencement of the action was reasonable.

(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 180, Sec. 2. (AB 805) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative January 1, 2014, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 180.)

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