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# California's SB 410 balcony-report disclosure rules take effect
- URL: https://hoaweekly.ghost.io/california-sb-410-balcony-disclosures-effective/
- Published: 2026-01-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-31T20:42:13.000Z
- Description: Condo sellers must now include the association's most recent elevated-element inspection report in resale disclosures.
- Author: HOA Weekly Staff
- Tags: Legal Updates

As of January 1, 2026, California condominium sellers must provide prospective buyers with the association's most recent inspection report for exterior elevated elements — balconies, decks, and elevated walkways — as part of the standard resale disclosure package.

## Background

Senate Bill 410 builds on SB 326 (2019), which requires associations with three or more attached multifamily units to have their exterior elevated elements inspected on a recurring cycle under Civil Code § 5551\. SB 410 closes the information gap at resale: the most recent § 5551 report now belongs inside the HOA disclosure package that Civil Code § 4525 requires sellers to deliver.

## What associations must do

Associations covered by § 5551 should be prepared to produce the current inspection report promptly when an owner requests resale documents, and the reports are treated as association records that must be **retained for two inspection cycles**. Boards and managers should confirm their document-request workflows and records retention policies reflect the new requirement.

## Why it matters

Buyers in covered communities now see the structural condition of shared elevated elements — and any looming repair obligations — before closing. For boards, an out-of-date or missing inspection report is no longer just a compliance gap; it can hold up owners' sales.

Sources: [SKS Construction's SB 410 explainer](https://sksconstruction.com/california-sb-410-explained-what-hoa-boards-homeowners-must-know-in-2026/?ref=hoaweekly.ghost.io); [805 Title on 2026 disclosure changes](https://805title.com/title-2026-hoa-disclosure-changes-ca/?ref=hoaweekly.ghost.io).