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NC H920

Bill

Status

Passed

6/30/2020

Primary Sponsor

Destin Hall

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019-2020 Session

AI Summary

House Bill 920 Summary

  • Modifies plat and plan requirements for condominiums, including specifications for Professional Land Surveyor certifications and compliance with board rules and technical standards.

  • Establishes a default seven-year time limit (or until July 1, 2027, whichever is later) for exercising development rights, with ability for unit owners holding 67% of votes to approve extensions up to 10 years.

  • Creates new judicial reformation process allowing unit owners' associations to seek court approval for correcting condominium instrument errors, ambiguities, and inconsistencies after making three good-faith attempts to convene member meetings.

  • Allows executive board discretion to propose amendments for specific purposes including curing ambiguities, establishing marketable title, and complying with lending standards or disability accommodations, with ratification by unit owners at a meeting.

  • Modifies meeting notice timelines from 10-50 days to 10-60 days, changes budget ratification timeline from 14-30 days to 10-60 days, and reduces executive board removal vote requirement from 67% to a simple majority of persons present at a meeting.

Legislative Description

Condominium Association Changes

Last Action

Ch. SL 2020-52

6/30/2020

Committee Referrals

Rules and Operations of the Senate6/18/2020
Judiciary6/9/2020
Rules and Operations of the Senate5/6/2019
Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House5/3/2019
Judiciary4/22/2019

Full Bill Text

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