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Indiana law gives HOA homeowners a detailed path to request rooftop solar, attorney says
Summary
An attorney explained the 2022 Indiana law that creates a step-by-step process for homeowners in homeowner associations to seek approval for rooftop solar, emphasizing documentation and high neighbor-approval thresholds.
An Indiana law passed in 2022 gives homeowners in associations a defined path to request rooftop solar but does not automatically override association covenants, attorney Kelly Elmore said at a Carmel neighborhood association meeting.
The law matters because it balances homeowners’ interest in solar with associations’ existing rules: it requires owners to submit detailed plans and then gather the same percentage of neighbor approvals needed to amend a community’s governing documents, Elmore said.
Elmore, principal at the law firm PSN Law, told attendees the statute targets association provisions that outright prohibit solar and creates…
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