HOAs frequently restrict yard and window signs. This bill protects members' political signs and political/community activity from association restrictions — limiting how far a board can go in policing political speech on an owner's own property.
In short: Limits how an HOA can restrict members' political signs and political activity.
Introduced — no action Pro-homeowner
Stipulates that a unit owner's association or a planned community association (Association) may not prohibit a unit owner or member (member) from peacefully assembling and using private or common elements of the community.
For homeowners: Pro-homeowner because it protects owner organizing and speech: it guards association-specific political signs, guarantees peaceful assembly and use of common elements, lets members organize around elections and recalls, and bars the association from blocking notices of informal member meetings on its bulletin boards. Associations keep only reasonable placement-and-manner rules. It was introduced with no action, so none of it took effect.
Session law: Chapter 125 (Laws 2022)
Effective: Sep 24, 2022
What the bill actually does, point by point — from the Arizona Legislature’s official fact sheet.
- Specifies that an Association cannot prohibit or unreasonably restrict the indoor or outdoor display of an association-specific political sign by placement of a sign on that owner's property. (Sec. 1, 2)
- Provides for an Association to adopt reasonable rules regarding the placement, location and manner of display of association-specific political signs. (Sec. 1, 2)
- Outlines the prohibitions of an Association related to the display, number and content of association-specific political signs. (Sec. 1, 2)
- Stipulates that an Association may not prohibit or unreasonably restrict a member's ability to peacefully assemble and use private or common elements of the community if done in compliance with reasonable restrictions put in place by the Board of Directors for use of that property. (Sec 1, 2)
- Allows a member or group of members to organize to discuss or address Association business, including the following: a) Board of Director elections or recalls; b) Potential or actual ballot issues; c) Revisions to the community documents; d) Property maintenance or safety issues; or e) Any other community business or actions. (Sec. 1, 2)
- Permits a member to invite one political candidate or one non-owner to speak to an assembly of members that has gathered to discuss Association business. (Sec. 1, 2)
- Prohibits the Association from restricting the posting of notices of informal member meetings on physical or electronic bulletin boards used by the Association. (Sec. 1, 2)
- Specifies that an assembly of members does not constitute an official member meeting unless it is noticed and convened as prescribed in statute and in the community documents. (Sec. 1, 2)
- Defines association-specific political sign. (Sec. 1, 2) 10. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1, 2)
The A.R.S. sections this bill amends, adds, or repeals — taken from the bill text. Click one to read the current law.
Official bill page (azleg.gov) → Full bill text → Fact sheet / summary → Bill history (LegiScan) →
Organizations and industry insiders who registered a position on this bill through the Legislature’s public Request to Speak system — simply where each stood: For, Against, or Neutral. Individual homeowners are not listed. Whether this bill helps or hurts homeowners is our own read, shown by its label above — a group’s position doesn’t set our call. Each row links to that entity’s report card and to the source at azleg.gov.