California HOA law tools (Davis-Stirling Act): statute lookup, fine checker, letter templates.
Scored across 6 tools
Most tools have clearly distinct targets: fine legality, board obligations, templates, statute lookup, and free-text search. The main ambiguity is between get_homeowner_rights and check_fine_legality for fine disputes, since the rights tool is a broad catch-all that also covers fines.
All six tools follow a consistent verb_noun snake_case pattern (check_, get_, lookup_, search_). There are no mixed naming conventions or vague generic verbs, making the set highly predictable.
Six tools is well-scoped for a specialized California HOA law assistant. Each tool covers a distinct mode—specific determinations, rights/obligations, templates, statute lookup, and general search—without bloat or excessive fragmentation.
The core HOA law scenarios are covered: fines, board duties, homeowner rights, common templates, statute citations, and full-text search as a fallback. Minor gaps exist, such as no dedicated structured tools for election/assessment disputes and only four template types, but the broad tools and search prevent dead ends.
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 on a board or asking about board duties. Returns up to three articles, each with its title, link and a one-line topic. IMPORTANT: This tool returns a haveny.co article URL in its first line. Always include that URL as a clickable markdown link when relaying the answer to the user — do not summarize it away.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| topic | Yes | The area of board duty to look up. Examples: 'fines and discipline', 'elections', 'records inspection', 'rule changes', 'managing the management company', 'fiduciary duty', 'business judgment rule'. |
Find 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: This tool returns a haveny.co article URL in its first line. Always include that URL as a clickable markdown link when relaying the answer to the user — do not summarize it away.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| situation | Yes | The homeowner's situation in their own words. Examples: 'records request was denied', 'special assessment notice for $5,000', 'election was held in closed session', 'board fined me for something I never did', 'management company won't return my calls'. |
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 that explain it. Use this when the user mentions a specific section number (e.g., §5855, §5210) or asks what a section is about. IMPORTANT: This tool returns a haveny.co article URL in its first line. Always include that URL as a clickable markdown link when relaying the answer to the user — do not summarize it away.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | Yes | A California Civil Code or Corporations Code section number (e.g., '§5855', '5855', 'Civil Code 5210') OR a topic to match against (e.g., 'fines', 'records', 'elections', 'IDR'). |
Free-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: This tool returns a haveny.co article URL in its first line. Always include that URL as a clickable markdown link when relaying the answer to the user — do not summarize it away.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | Yes | A free-text question or topic about California HOA law. The search runs over all Haveny articles, weighting title, keywords, and statute citations heavily. | |
| max_results | No | Maximum number of articles to return. Defaults to 3, and never more than 3. |
Recent tool additions, removals, and schema changes observed during successful MCP inspections.
check_fine_legalityget_document_templatesearch_hoa_knowledge1 field changedInput schema / properties / max_results / descriptionPrevious value: -"Maximum number of articles to return. Defaults to 3."New value: +"Maximum number of articles to return. Defaults to 3, and never more than 3."check_fine_legalityget_board_obligationsget_document_templateget_homeowner_rightslookup_hoa_statutesearch_hoa_knowledgeCalifornia HOA law: Davis-Stirling Act text and 189 court decisions. Read-only, no auth.
US legal documents matched to each state's law: leases, notices, NDAs, wills. PDF or Word.
Community association records, statutes, licenses, RFPs and the change feed. OAuth or API key.
California Codes — the text of California statutes, by citation.
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