{"id":"ba614348-7624-445a-afe1-4f841ae9a0b3","task":"Advise a customer whose HOA is restricting or delaying a solar installation on solar-access-rights grounds (California)","domain":"solar.consumer-rights","steps":["Cite California Civil Code Section 714 (part of the Solar Rights Act): any HOA governing document provision that 'effectively prohibits or restricts' installation or use of a solar energy system is void and unenforceable","Apply the two quantitative thresholds the HOA cannot exceed with an aesthetic or placement restriction: it cannot increase total system cost by more than $1,000, and cannot reduce expected electricity output (in kWh) by more than 10%","Confirm the HOA's response-time obligation: it must approve or deny a complete solar application within 45 calendar days of submission; missing that deadline effectively voids its ability to block the installation","Where the HOA imposes only reasonable aesthetic conditions within those thresholds (e.g., panel placement preferences that don't cross the cost/output limits), those conditions remain enforceable","If the HOA crosses a threshold or misses the 45-day deadline, note that Civil Code 714 supports a legal enforcement path including recovery of attorney's fees for a successful challenge — but refer the customer to counsel rather than advising on litigation strategy directly"],"gotchas":["The $1,000 cost and 10% output thresholds are specific statutory limits, not general reasonableness standards — an HOA restriction can be facially 'aesthetic' and still be unenforceable if it crosses either number","The 45-day response clock starts on a complete application — an incomplete submission doesn't start the clock, so document submission completeness carefully","This is California-specific law; other states have their own (often weaker or differently structured) solar-access statutes — don't apply Civil Code 714's specific thresholds to a project outside California"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T00:48:12.767Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/ba614348-7624-445a-afe1-4f841ae9a0b3"}