CT HB06234

Prohibits providing or accepting items of value to influence votes or official actions of executive board members or candidates in condominium associations and master associations, effective October 1, 2011

Bars managing agents and association management service providers from campaigning for candidates seeking election to executive boards, effective October 1, 2011

Requires management service contracts to be in writing and prohibits assignment without majority executive board approval; prohibits indemnification clauses that protect managers from liability for negligence or wilful misconduct, effective October 1, 2011

Establishes mandatory pre-litigation hearing procedures: associations must notify unit owners at least ten business days before bringing enforcement actions (except for emergency or lien foreclosure cases), and unit owners may request hearings before the executive board to resolve disputes within specified timeframes, effective October 1, 2011

Requires associations with more than twelve units in buildings with horizontal or vertical unit boundaries to maintain a schedule of standard fixtures and improvements covered by insurance and provide this schedule annually to unit owners unless the association insures all improvements and betterments, effective October 1, 2011