Haveny - California HOA Law

California HOA law tools for AI assistants, built on Haveny’s published guides to the Davis-Stirling Act.

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What it can do

  • Lookup Hoa Statute: Look up a California Davis-Stirling Civil Code or Corporations Code section and get its heading, a one-line description of what the section covers, and links to the Haveny articles
  • Get Homeowner Rights: Find the Haveny articles that cover a California HOA situation described from the homeowner side (records request, election, special assessment, rule enforcement, unresponsive ma
  • Get Board Obligations: Find the Haveny articles that cover a California HOA board topic (discipline, elections, records, rule changes, fiduciary duties, business judgment rule). Use when the user is o

What data it sees

Do you need an account

No: the server works without sign-in

California HOA law tools for AI assistants, built on Haveny’s published guides to the Davis-Stirling Act. Four read-only tools that point to the right Haveny article: look up a California Civil Code section to see what it covers and which guides explain it; find articles for a homeowner’s situation or a board’s duties; and search all Haveny guides on fines and hearings, board authority and elections, governing documents, management contracts, assessments and late fees, special and emergency assessments, reserve studies, and the AB 2050 reserve law. Every answer links to the source article on haveny.co. Authless and free.

How to connect

How to connect Haveny - California HOA Law to Claude

The server address to paste into Claude settings:

https://haveny-hoa-california.run.tools

  1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
  2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
  3. Click Add custom connector.
  4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
  5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

Authorization

After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

How to connect Haveny - California HOA Law to ChatGPT

The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

https://haveny-hoa-california.run.tools

  1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
  2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
  3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
  4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
  5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
  6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

Authorization

On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

How to connect Haveny - California HOA Law to Cursor

The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

https://haveny-hoa-california.run.tools

Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

Manually:

  1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
  2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
  3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

Authorization

If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

Server tool list (4)

Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

lookup_hoa_statuteLook up a California Davis-Stirling Civil Code or Corporations Code section and get its heading, a one-line description of what the section covers, and links to the Haveny articles that explain it. Use when the user mentions a specific section number (e.g., §5855, §5210) or asks what a section is about. IMPORTANT: Returned text begins with a haveny.co article URL — always include that URL as a clickable markdown link when relaying the answer.
get_homeowner_rightsFind the Haveny articles that cover a California HOA situation described from the homeowner side (records request, election, special assessment, rule enforcement, unresponsive management). Returns up to three articles, each with its title, link and a one-line topic. IMPORTANT: Returned text begins with a haveny.co article URL — always include that URL as a clickable markdown link when relaying the answer.
get_board_obligationsFind the Haveny articles that cover a California HOA board topic (discipline, elections, records, rule changes, fiduciary duties, business judgment rule). Use when the user is on a board or asking about board duties. Returns up to three articles, each with its title, link and a one-line topic. IMPORTANT: Returned text begins with a haveny.co article URL — always include that URL as a clickable markdown link when relaying the answer.
search_hoa_knowledgeFree-text search across Haveny's California HOA articles. Returns up to three matching articles, each with its title, link and a one-line topic. Use when the user's question is broad or none of the other tools fit. IMPORTANT: Returned text begins with a haveny.co article URL — always include that URL as a clickable markdown link when relaying the answer.