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Committee hears bill limiting HOA bans on solar panels; debate centers on shared roofs, litigation costs and governance
Summary
Representative Michael Bell introduced House Bill 389 to limit homeowners associations' ability to ban rooftop solar, but the subcommittee did not vote after extended questioning and testimony from the Georgia Community Associations Institute.
Representative Michael Bell introduced House Bill 389 on Thursday, a measure that would prohibit homeowners associations from broadly banning rooftop solar while allowing associations to deny panels that fail to meet stated aesthetic criteria or are not on the home structure.
Bell said the bill is intended to prevent HOAs from blocking access to solar for homeowners while preserving some local aesthetic controls. The text allows HOAs to refuse a particular panel if it ‘‘doesn't fit the aesthetic of the community or it's not actually on the roof of the home structure or behind a privacy fence,’' according to the presenter.
Committee members pressed Bell and asked several procedural and policy questions.…
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