07/03/2024
Do you live in an HOA? I believe in the overall purpose of them, but too many are absolutely nuts. Here some of the (long overdue) changes that took effect on July 1st:
HOAs may no longer:
-Enforce rules on some residents but not others
-Ban homeowners or their invited guests from parking personal, business or first responder vehicles (including pickup trucks) that are not commercial vehicles in their driveways or any other area where they have a right to park per state, county and municipal regulations
-Ban contractors or workers from the homeowner's property
-Fine residents for leaving garbage cans at the curb or the end of their driveway within 24 hours of a scheduled trash collection
-Fine residents for leaving up holiday lights or decorations past the HOA's rules without prior notice, after which the homeowner will have one week to take them down
-Limit or create rules for the inside of a structure that isn't visible from the street, a neighbor's property, an adjacent common area or a community golf course
-Ban vegetable gardens or clotheslines, if they can't be seen from the street, a neighbor's property, an adjacent common area or a community golf course
-Require review and approval of plans for central air conditioning, refrigeration, heating or ventilation system that isn't visible from the street, a neighbor's property, an adjacent common area or a community golf course and is similar to previously approved systems
