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title: "Draft a declaration amendment from the approved member vote"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/strata-and-community-titles/draft-a-by-law-or-scheme-rule-from-the-approved-motion/united-states"
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practice_area: "Strata & Community Titles"
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jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
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# Draft a declaration amendment from the approved member vote

> Draft the amendment so that it follows the motion the members approved, and list the approval, certification and recording steps the governing documents require.

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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 | Draft the amendment so that it follows the motion the members approved, and list the approval, certification and recording steps the governing documents require. |
| What the lawyer must review | In California, Civil Code § 4270 says a declaration may be amended pursuant to the declaration or the Davis-Stirling Act. Unless a listed alternative process applies, the amendment is effective only after it is approved by the percentage of members the declaration requires (or, if the declaration is silent, by a majority of all members under the section), certified in an acknowledged writing by the designated officer or the president, and recorded in each county where part of the development lies. You check the recorded declaration's own amendment clause and the vote before anything is signed or recorded. Other states do not use § 4270. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Draft a by-law or scheme rule from the approved motion](https://ailawframework.com/practice/strata-and-community-titles/draft-a-by-law-or-scheme-rule-from-the-approved-motion.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Draft the amendment so that it follows the motion the members approved, and list the approval, certification and recording steps the governing documents require.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Operating rules and bylaws are not the declaration. Section 4270 is the declaration path. Open the section that governs the document you are actually amending.
- There is no national condominium code. Name the state before you draft.

## Sources

- [California Civil Code § 4270 (amendment of a common-interest declaration)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=4270) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (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.*