---
title: "Check an operating rule against the five validity conditions"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/strata-and-community-titles/check-a-proposed-by-law-against-the-limits-on-what-it-may-say/united-states"
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site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A47-SF20261022-11-US"
practice_area: "Strata & Community Titles"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Check an operating rule against the five validity conditions

> List which of the five § 4350 conditions the draft does not show. If the draft amends the declaration, say so and stop. Do not decide that the rule is reasonable.

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Strata & Community Titles](https://ailawframework.com/practice/strata-and-community-titles.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | List which of the five § 4350 conditions the draft does not show. If the draft amends the declaration, say so and stop. Do not decide that the rule is reasonable. |
| What the lawyer must review | You decide whether the rule is valid. Section 4350 says an operating rule is valid and enforceable only if it is in writing, it is within the authority of the board conferred by law or by the declaration, articles, or bylaws, it is not in conflict with governing law and those documents, it is adopted, amended, or repealed in good faith and in substantial compliance with the article, and it is reasonable. If the draft amends the declaration, § 4350 is the wrong test. Section 4270 says a declaration may be amended pursuant to the declaration or this act and, except where § 4225, 4230, 4235, or 4275 provides another process, the amendment is effective only after approval by the percentage of members the declaration requires and by any other person whose approval the declaration requires, certification in a writing executed and acknowledged by the designated officer or, if no one is designated, by the president, and recording in each county in which a portion of the development is located. If the declaration specifies no percentage, § 4270(b) says the amendment may be approved by a majority of all members, pursuant to § 4065. Section 4065 was not opened. The tool does not decide that the rule is reasonable and does not certify an amendment. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Check a proposed by-law against the limits on what it may say](https://ailawframework.com/practice/strata-and-community-titles/check-a-proposed-by-law-against-the-limits-on-what-it-may-say.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List which of the five § 4350 conditions the draft does not show. If the draft amends the declaration, say so and stop. Do not decide that the rule is reasonable.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- An operating rule and a recorded declaration amendment are different instruments. Use the section that matches the draft.
- Reasonableness under § 4350(e) is your judgment. The list does not find it.

## Sources

- [California Civil Code § 4350](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=4350) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [California Civil Code § 4270](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=4270) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*