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Assembly approves law letting homeowners install ‘low-impact’ landscaping despite HOA restrictions
Summary
A bill passed allowing homeowners in homeowners associations (HOAs) to install low-impact landscaping — pollinator, rain or habitat gardens — subject to reasonable maintenance and public-safety limits; sponsors said it balances biodiversity goals against HOA concerns about aesthetics and nuisance.
The Assembly approved legislation (A.1890) dubbed the Low Impact Landscaping Rights Act to allow property owners subject to homeowners associations to install low-impact landscaping — including pollinator and rain gardens — even where HOA bylaws restrict such plantings, as long as the installations meet standards for maintenance, safety and non-encroachment.
Sponsor Glick said the…
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