What is a Common Area in a Homeowners Association

Although there has been a re-write and the statute sections have changed. The definition of a "common area' as contained in California Civil Code §4095 is defined as;

(a) "Common area" means the entire common interest development except the separate interests therein. The estate in the common area may be a fee, a life estate, an estate for years, or any combination of the foregoing.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), in a planned development described in subdivision (b) of Section 4175, the common area may consist of mutual or reciprocal easement rights appurtenant to the separate interests.