Latest Legal Updates
Latest Legal Updates
HOA and condominium association legislation, court rulings and regulatory changes across every state, the District of Columbia and federal law — newest first.
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An Orange County HOA has postponed elections two years while appealing a state arbitrator's order
A DBPR arbitrator ordered a new election for all five board seats in 2023. A circuit court confirmed it in 2024. The association appealed, and elections were postponed again in June 2026.
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Kansas cut the HOA filing fee to $5. Missing it still dissolves you
K.A.R. 7-16-1, effective February 27, 2026, drops the Kansas biennial report fee to $5 online — the first full rewrite of the Secretary of State's fee schedule since 2008, attached to the only state filing an HOA can lose its corporate existence over.
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Indiana court: a board that skips meetings still gets paid
In Sandoval v. Willow Lake Estates, the Court of Appeals held that an association's failure to hold annual meetings, elect directors, or adopt a budget does not excuse an owner from paying assessments.
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Comment closes October 5 on Alabama's proposed statewide residential building code
The Home Builders Licensure Board has proposed a new Chapter 465-X-10 establishing the Alabama Residential Building and Energy codes. The final date for comment is Monday, October 5, 2026.
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Georgia's tiny-home bill died in the Senate — and would not have touched HOA covenants anyway
HB 1166 would have overridden local zoning to allow accessory dwelling units of 400 square feet. It passed the House on Crossover Day, was rewritten in the Senate, and never passed. It addressed zoning only.
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Eighth Circuit upholds Iowa's ban on the roofer who also negotiates your claim
Shamrock Hills v. State of Iowa leaves Iowa Code § 103A.71 enforceable statewide: a residential contractor may not act as public adjuster on the same property — the exact arrangement storm-damaged Iowa associations are pitched.
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Hawaii Act 256 forces a biennial replacement-cost prompt on homeowners policies
From January 1, 2027, producers must ask policyholders every two years about improvements, insurers must re-evaluate replacement cost, and an insure-to-value offer must be made and renewed annually.
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A state working group proposes a surcharge on every Massachusetts condo insurance policy
The Crumbling Concrete Stakeholder Working Group's March 2026 report recommends a $6 to $12 per-policy annual surcharge, with condominium policies expressly inside the revenue base.
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An Illinois suit would test whether mobile home notice rules mean anything
Three Maple Grove Estates residents sued Texas-based Oak Wood Properties in McLean County in February 2026, alleging missed 90-day rent notices, $50 fines for not power-washing a home, and eviction threats. The case is undecided.
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Thirty-one Colorado jurisdictions face a December 31 housing-density deadline
Under HB24-1313 each transit-oriented community must file a Housing Opportunity Goal report with the state by December 31, 2026, calculated at 40 units per acre — a rezoning that can land next to a covenanted subdivision without touching its declaration.
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Louisiana HOA board meetings are open by statute, and executive session has five permitted subjects
R.S. 9:1141.26 opens board and committee meetings to owners, limits executive session to five subjects, bars any final vote there, requires thirty days' notice, and shuts the door on challenges after sixty days.
Read the full updateA $15 million Kona defect settlement produced an $8.35 million contribution award
The Alii Cove association settled construction-defect claims for $15 million, almost entirely insurance-funded; the developer then recovered $8.35 million from its general contractor in arbitration, confirmed on appeal.
Read the full updateGeorgia HOAs are permanently out of the beneficial ownership registry
FinCEN's final rule, effective 14 August 2026, exempts all US-formed entities from Corporate Transparency Act reporting — and directs the bureau to delete information already submitted about US persons.
Read the full updateIllinois bills would have capped association document fees at $375; both died
HB 2648 and HB 5617 would have capped records inspection and copying at $375 with a CPI escalator, allowed a $100 rush fee for 72-hour turnaround, and required a free owner-accessible records portal. Neither advanced.
Read the full updateFlorida's condo regulator: you may not black out board members' signatures on posted records
A declaratory statement issued to Antigua II Condominium Association holds that s. 718.111(12)(c)5 does not authorise redacting or obscuring board-member handwritten signatures on records required to be posted.
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Kentucky SB 233 would have freed 14-unit associations from financial reports — it died in the House
The bill exempting planned communities and condominiums of 14 or fewer units from the statutory financial-report standards passed the Senate 34-0 on 16 March 2026, then never moved after arriving in the House.
Read the full updateA $50,000 deductible cap just met the Kansas hail market
From July 1, 2026 a condominium master policy must insure at least 100 percent of replacement cost with a per-unit deductible no greater than $50,000, and unit owners must carry HO-6 coverage where per-unit deductibles apply.
Read the full updateEagle County declined to regulate short-term rentals and said it is the HOAs' job
On May 13, 2025 Eagle County commissioners declined to create county-wide short-term rental regulations, reasoning that most rentals in unincorporated areas are already governed by metro districts or homeowners associations.
Read the full updateA bill for 40B condo owners squeezed by market-rate fees was sent to study
S.985 would have established an expense reimbursement programme for 40B condominium units, whose owners face capped resale prices but uncapped common expense assessments. It died in December 2025.
Read the full updateTwo new Louisiana study bodies will report before the 2027 session, and one wants to hear from HOAs
HR 196 created a special study committee on fallen trees, property values and insurance, and named homeowners' associations among the stakeholders it must consult. HCR 117 asks the Law Institute to stand up a HOPE Committee on Louisiana Citizens claims handling.
Read the full updateIndiana small-claims appeal: the 10% assessment cap did not apply
Talley v. Cheswick turned on whether IC 32-25.5-3-3 reaches an association formed in 2005 — it does not — and ended with a mandatory award of appellate attorney fees against the homeowner.
Read the full updateIllinois gives heirs-property occupants a path to the title associations need them to hold
Public Act 104-0506 lets a tenant in common who inherited by intestacy perfect legal title after seven years' possession and tax payment, with a declaration recorded at least two years before suit — a slow answer to a chronic collections problem.
Read the full updateDaily amenity fees at resort condos raise a common-expense question
Hawaii resort-condominium properties are unbundling beach club, pool and parking access into per-day charges — a structure that may collide with the statutory rule on how common expenses are assessed.
Read the full updateA Georgia condo's “no security” clause does not bind renters, court holds
In a case of first impression, the Court of Appeals held Tuscany Condominium Association cannot use its declaration's security disclaimer against a tenant who was raped on the property — because she is not a member.
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