HOA Legislative Issues Blog

Firday Update - 15 Bills

By Scott Carpenter on the 27th of January 2012

 

Bill

Topic

Status

Authority over Public Roadways (planned communities)


SB1239 - Municipality or County Requiring a Planned Community

By Scott Carpenter on the 26th of January 2012

SB1239  has been introduced in an attempt to prohibit counties or municipalities from requiring a real estate subdivider or developer to create a “planned community” as part of the development approval process.  Click here to view SB1239: SB1239 Introduced Version


SB1240 - Selective Enforcement

By Scott Carpenter on the 26th of January 2012

SB1240  has been introduced in an attempt to create penalties for “selective enforcement”.  Click here to view SB1240: SB1240 Introduced Version.   If passed, SB1240 would permit an owner who wins a lawsuit by proving that the board of directors “engaged in selective enforcement” to recover 3x his or her “actual damages” plus legal fees and costs, or “triple the total penalty the association attempted to enforce” against the owner, plus legal fees, costs


SB1222 - Ombudsman

By Scott Carpenter on the 26th of January 2012

SB1222  has been introduced in an attempt to create a new system for resolution of disputes in condominiums and planned communities.  Click here to view SB1222: SB1222 Introduced Version.  If passed, SB1222 would (1) require every condominium and planned community to have an “ombudsman”, (2) require the ombudsman to be elected in the same manner as directors, (3) require the board to give the ombudsman access to everything the board has access to (it is not clear if this would include attorney/c


Legislative Committee Hearings TODAY - HB2290 and HB2095

By Scott Carpenter on the 24th of January 2012

The House Government Committee will consider HB2290 and HB2095 at 2 pm MST today in House Hearing Room #4 at the State Capitol.  Both bills would be bad for homeowners and associations:  


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