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Senate committee considers ban on HOA rules that block rooftop solar and pollinator gardens
Summary
Sen. George Duncan told the Judiciary Committee LB137 would bar homeowners associations from prohibiting rooftop solar collectors and pollinator gardens; environmental groups supported the bill while builders and realtor groups warned it would override private covenant agreements.
Senator George Duncan, state senator for Legislative District 26, introduced LB137 to prevent homeowners associations (HOAs) from adopting or enforcing restrictive covenants that ban solar energy collectors or pollinator gardens on private residential property.
Duncan said the bill is intended to let “homeowners do what they want with their property, within reason,” and noted solar installations and managed pollinator gardens do not, in his view, harm neighboring properties. The measure would void existing HOA provisions that conflict with the new prohibition and provide a civil cause of action against an HOA that violates the section.
Al Davis, representing the Nebraska chapter of the Sierra Club, testified in support and highlighted…
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