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Nationwide Legislative News
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Utah Condo Owners Clobbered with new Legislation that takes away their constitutional rights
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Boards can now incorpoarate and not even tell the owners!
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July 19, 2008
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Shelly Marshall
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AHRC News
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"All political power is inherent in the people" reads the Utah constitution, except it seems if you own a condominium. New legislation just passed that could allow your board to incorporate your association without a member vote. The political power to incorporate, with articles you never voted for, is now inherent in your board, not you. Senator Michael G. Waddoups and Representative Gage Froerer sponsored a bill, SB288, that alters the Utah Code people bought their condominium under (Condominium Ownership Act and Revised Non-profit Corporation Act (RNCA), by allowing condominium boards to incorporate without approval or even notification to members. This is IMPORTANT legislation that is taking away rights and I can't get anyone to look at it...its truly terrifying where this is going--the newspapers will not even print a letter to the editor!
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Partisan politics dominates final Arizona Senate session
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Homeowner Association reform bill SB1162 not heard
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June 30, 2008
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George K. Staropoli
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Prvtgov.org
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nderstanding that with the BIG Media control over our news media you will not be told about the serious failings of the Senators in their final 2008 session. So much for the media's role in a healthy democracy. SO much for homeowner association reforms. ALIS has posted the divisive and contentious session on its site. Click on the link below and select the 3 hour and 40 minute entry shown below.
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Comments on California AB 1921 with no bill of rights
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CLRC submits Davis-Stirling Act rewrite with no concern for protecting homeowner rights
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April 11, 2008
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George K. Staropoli
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Prvtgov.org
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The bill was submitted with a blank "Member Bill of Rights", to which I commented: This action by CLRC stands in sharp contrast to the approach taken by our Founding Fathers, although they had their differences, which conditioned the approval of the constitution upon the approval of the Bill of Rights. This Commission has proposed AB 1921 without even considering, under its empty "Member Bill of Rights", the rights and freedoms of California citizens who are subject to the Davis-Stirling Act.
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Open Letter to the Arizona State Legislature
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An Insight into Homeowner Association Disputes
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February 16, 2008
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Chuck Harman
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AHRC News
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I own a property located in the master planned community known as Greer Ranch South located in Surprise Arizona (Maricopa County). I am currently embroiled in a legal battle with the Greer Ranch South Homeowners Association in Maricopa County Superior Court which was instigated by professionally erecting a10 x14 Palapas in my rear yard. Upon being notified of the mistake I immediately submitted the forms required for the ARC to review the project.... In addition, I personally believe there was collusion between the Builders' HOA Board and the Corporate attorney representing the HOA (Roger Wood of Carpenter- Hazelwood) to manufacturer a payday for the attorney...
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Property Code Chapter 204, Powers of Property Owners Association relating to Restrictive Covenents in certain subdivisions - Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1040, § 2, eff. Aug. 28, 1995 - Added to Texas Law by George W. Bush
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Texas Property Code Chapter 209 by Senator John Carona
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Powers of Property Owners Association
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November 23, 2007
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AHRC News Services
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AHRC News
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Texas Property Code Chapter 209 - Powers of Property Owners Association - Authored by Senator John Carona - Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 926, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2002
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Half of the Arizona homeowner assocation bills for 2005 dead without going to committee
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Restoring the homestead exemption is questionable
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March 16, 2005
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George K. Staropoli
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Starman Publishing
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Of the initial twenty Homeowner Association reform bills, 1 was removed and 1 was added, still leaving 22. About 1 month to go. If not in committee, dead unless a strike everything is introduced elsewhere.
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California Homeowner Association Bills for 2005
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Politicians continue to protect the State's booming litigation and foreclosure industry
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February 22, 2005
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Sandy Meyer
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AHRC News
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California lawmakers have filed the following homeowner association bills for 2005. Although each lawmaker introduces 20 to 30 bills a year, homeowners have never been able to find a lawmaker to introduce a bill to protect their home equity from being raided by homeowner association lawyers.
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MARYLAND INTRODUCES HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION LEGISLATION
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SB 229 Will Set Up A Task Force on Common Ownership Communities
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February 4, 2005
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AHRC News Services
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Maryland, has introduced Senate Bill 229, a bill to set up a Task Force on Common Ownership Communities.
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New Jersey lawmakers introduce Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act (UCIOA)
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Bill gives HOAs boards quasi governmental power and subjects owners to fees , fines and financial liabilities
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July 11, 2007
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AHRC News Services
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AHRC News
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New Jersey homeowners who have properties in common interest developments and consumer organizations are once again battling laws that New Jersey lawmakers representing homeowner association lawyers want to impose. Two identical bills S805 and A798 - "New Jersey Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act S805 and A798 will recognize the quasi-governmental powers given to homeowner association corporations and board members and subject homeowners to additional financial liabilities, risks and corporate and vendor control of their properties.
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A RECURRING NIGHTMARE
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Please help bury the New Jersey Doria-Caraballo homeowner association bill
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July 11, 2007
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Janet Huet
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AHRC News
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CAI has been trying for years to get this bill passed. It comes back every year like a recurring nightmare. CAI will not give up and will continue to bring the Doria- Caraballo bill back each year, perhaps with a different name, a different number, in the hopes that we will lose interest. I assure you that they will not lose interest in New Jersey or in any other state. If you would like to see how homeowners in other states are trying to fight similar bills, please go to AHRC.com and you will see what's going on in California and Texas, of how homeowner associations are fighting to prevent these bills from being passed.
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California Common Interest development shall not prohibit water saving plants
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AB 1881 (laird) will curb prohibition of water saving plants by HOAs
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September 30, 2006
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AHRC News Editors
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AHRC News
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In a rare show of unison, both the California Senate and the Assembly voted unanimously to pass AB 1881 a WATER SAVING PLANTS bill by Assemblymember John Laird. Governor Schwarznegger has signed the bill. AB 1881 regulates homeowner associations. It adds 1353.8 to the Civil Code: "The architectural guidelines of a common interest development shall not prohibit or include conditions that have the effect of prohibiting the use of low water-using plants as a group."
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