HOAs sometimes fine owners for violations without warning. This bill requires an association to give a homeowner notice (and a chance to fix the problem) before enforcing a violation, curbing surprise fines.
In short: Requires an HOA to give a homeowner notice before enforcing a violation.
Passed Senate only Pro-homeowner
Requires written notice of violation (written notice) from a condominium unit owners' association (COA) or planned community association (HOA) to provide outlined information about the alleged violation and the process by which the person may respond and petition on the matter.
For homeowners: Pro-homeowner: it converts vague enforcement letters into due-process notices by requiring the specific provision, violation date, contest process, and the right to petition AZRE for a hearing, plus disclosure of who reported the violation. Owners can also respond electronically. Passed the Senate only.
What the bill actually does, point by point — from the Arizona Legislature’s official fact sheet.
- Requires a COA or HOA written notice to a unit owner or member to provide: a) the provision of the community documents that has allegedly been violated; b) the date of the violation or the date that the violation was observed; c) the process the member must follow to contest the notice; and d) that the member may petition the AZRE for a hearing on the matter.
- Allows a unit owner or member who receives a written notice to request that the COA or HOA provide the name of the person or persons who observed the alleged violation and upon receipt of the request, requires the COA or HOA must provide the name.
- Allows a unit owner or member to provide a COA or HOA with a written response to a written notice by electronic submission, if available.
- Makes technical and conforming changes.
- Becomes effective on the general effective date.
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.
The recorded third-reading roll call. On the contested HOA bills this splits along party lines; see a member’s page for detail.
Senate — 28 Yea / 0 Nay