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Committee concurs with bill requiring homeowners associations to get permission before entering private yards
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee concurred in House Bill 416 after a hearing where the sponsor said the bill closes a gap allowing some HOA covenants or design‑review rules to be interpreted as granting unlimited access to owners' private premises; proponents included homeowners and attorneys, opponents were not present.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to concur in House Bill 416 after a public hearing in which Representative Jedd Hinkle (sponsor) told the committee the bill would require homeowners association boards or their design‑review committees to obtain permission before entering a homeowner’s private premises for inspections or improvements.
"I came across a declaration that said 'The owners hereby grant members of the design review committee full access to the property,'" Hinkle said. He described constituent complaints that board representatives visited yards or even entered homes without notice; the bill would bar entry into a homeowner’s private area without permission and contains…
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