In addition, the Legislature appointed a House Select Committee on Homeowner Associations which held its first meeting on January 13, 2010. The Committee has held five meetings. The February 2nd meeting was a public hearing for the purpose of receiving comments. In addition to HOA-NC, there were 39 other speakers who spoke on a variety of issues. The Committee has one more scheduled meeting on April 14th. before making recommendations.
In the seven years since www.HOA-NC.com was launched, the number of homeowner associations has increased from 11,000 to 17,000. With this growth comes pressure from many organizations. This includes banks that want to protect their rights to first lien, realtors that may oppose more stringent HOA disclosure statements, community managers that have interests in mandatory licensing, developers who want to protect their declarant powers, and the solar industry that wants to void covenant restrictions for solar alternatives. Association boards should expect each of these organizations to flex their political muscle as the legislative process moves into action.
I encourage association board members to do four things.
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