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Home Owners Association Limits On Energy Efficiency Measures

Our Position: support
Bill Number: HB 1107
Sponsor: Rep. Kerr, A/ Sen. Gibbs
Legislative Session: 2009

Prohibits regulations of unit owner associations (HOAs), covenants, or deed restrictions that increase the cost of renewable energy generation devices (such as solar panels) by more than 10% or $500, whichever is less, or reduce their efficiency by more than 10%. Prohibits HOAs from effectively prohibiting the installation of energy efficiency measures (such as awnings, evaporative coolers, or outdoor solar lights) by increasing their cost by more than 10% or $200, whichever is less, or reducing their efficiency by more than 10%.

In any litigation over the increase in cost or decrease in efficiency of an energy efficiency measure or a renewable energy generation device, awards attorney fees to the prevailing party.

Requires applications for the installation of renewable energy generation devices and energy efficiency measures to be acted upon within sixty days, regardless of whether the HOA has a generally applicable standard, guideline, or policy in place when the application is made.

Status

01/13/2009 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy
02/05/2009 House Committee on Transportation & Energy Postpone Indefinitely

More information

Please see the bill text for the exact language.