California Court Holds Issuance Of Warranty Was Precondition To Arbitration

Mealey's (July 31, 2018, 2:08 PM EDT) -- SANTA ANA, Calif. — A California appeals court on July 27 affirmed a ruling in favor of a homeowners association (HOA), which asserts claims for violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and the Racketeer Influence and Corrupt Organizations Act, holding that arbitration provisions in a builder’s warranty never became a binding agreement because the warranty was never issued to the HOA (Talega Village Center Community Association v. Professional Warranty Service Corporation, No. G054341, Calif. App., 4th Dist., Div. 3, 2018 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 5132)....