Pursuant to Civil Code section 5980 an association has standing to institute, defend, settle or otherwise intervene in litigation, arbitration, mediation, or administrative proceedings in its own name, without joining its members individually, in matters involving enforcement of the governing documents, damage to the common area, damage to separate interest that the association is obligated to maintain or repair, or damage to separate interest that arises out of or is integrally related to damage to the common area or separate interest the association is obligated to maintain or repair.