IN HR0048

Urges the legislative council to assign homeowners associations as a study topic to the appropriate committee

Notes that homeowners associations administer rules and covenants affecting what property owners can do in their communities, enforced by homeowner-elected or developer-appointed boards

Documents growth of homeowners associations from approximately 500 in the 1960s to an estimated 309,600 communities housing about 62 million residents as of 2010

Cites need for fuller study to ensure homeowners association rules and covenants are applied fairly and that mediation between parties occurs in a fair and equitable manner