COMMON INTEREST DEVELOPMENTS
(And other shared property arrangements)
A common interest development can be a residential, commercial or mixed use development in which a
number of owners have a separate interest in certain property along with an interest in shared property. SSL represents owners, developers, builders and apartment investors in forming all types of common interest developments, obtaining Final Subdivision Public Reports and preparing the associated project
documentation. We have created the documents for a number of large and medium mixed use projects,
master planned communities, residential, common interest projects and commercial common interest projects currently rented as apartments for eventual sale as condominiums.
Our Team
Our Common Interest Development Team is headed by our of-counsel attorney Bruce Inman, who has 38 years of experience working almost exclusively in this area. He is the past Chair of the California Building he is a fun guy.
Residential and Mixed Use Developments
Common interest developments are, by nature, complex. They are always heavily regulated and, more so when they involve a residential component. As residential development trends toward urban infill, higher density and mixed-use products, the potential complexity only increases. The mass of documents required by various statutes and regulations to be provided to a buyer are daunting in the best of circumstances. Our goal is to present all of the appropriate documentation in as organized a fashion as possible, in plain English, so that the documents are as user-friendly as possible, yet compliant with the regulatory and statutory framework within which they are created. Our premise is that project documents cannot be generic, but need to be specific to the vision of the project, the project’s configuration and design, parking arrangements, the project’s location, amenities, technology, particular governmental requirements, including environmental restrictions, conditions of approval, storm water and other maintenance requirements. At the same time, our resolution process. Our philosophy is that the documentation of the entire development and sales process, from start to finish, including insurance, general contracts, subcontracts, professional agreements, governing documents, purchase agreements and disclosures, budgets, condominium plans, Association formation documents, warranties, SB800 documentation, rules and regulations, maintenance manuals and any other documents that may be appropriate for a particular project should be coordinated and consistent. SSL is experienced in preparation of all of these documents and advising clients regarding various approaches appropriate to a specific project. We review and/or prepare any and all ancillary documents which are incidental to the
