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House passes HOA-transparency bill after removing proposed rental ban; measure clears with amended language
Summary
A bill to increase homeowners association transparency and protect property-rights passed the House after an amendment removed language that would have restricted rental properties; sponsor said the change addresses concerns of homeowners who rely on rentals for retirement income.
House Bill 2800, described by sponsor Representative Marty as an "HOA transparency and property-rights bill," passed the House after the sponsor agreed to remove language that would have restricted short-term and long-term rentals.
Marty told the House the original measure faced wide concern from industry and homeowners groups; under an amendment adopted on the floor, existing homeowners associations that already bar rentals would be grandfathered, but HOAs that do not currently prohibit rentals could not newly adopt a broad ban under the revised language.
"If your retirement plan has been rentals and all of a sudden the neighborhood you own 15 rental properties in changes the HOA rules on you, your retirement plan is gone," Marty said on the floor, describing the rationale for protection of existing owners. The sponsor proposed and the House adopted an amendment that deleted the provision in the earlier version that would have controlled rental rules; the amended bill preserved transparency provisions aimed at HOAs.
The transcript records an earlier vote on the original text that failed. After withdrawing the rental restriction and adopting the amendment that removed section 4, the sponsor brought the revised bill back up and the House passed it on a later roll call, 73-14.
Supporters called the final version a compromise that protects homeowners and clarifies HOA practices; opponents had argued earlier versions overreached on property rights. The transcript shows the sponsor said he was open to further conversations but urged passage of the amended transparency measure.
The transcript records the series of procedural maneuvers: initial failure of a version of the bill, an amendment that removed rental restrictions and a later successful vote after reconsideration.
