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Committee adopts amendment and lays over bill to create homeowners association ombudsperson
Summary
House File 856 would establish a common‑interest community ombudsperson to help homeowners and homeowner associations (HOAs) understand rights and resolve disputes. The committee adopted a DE2 amendment reflecting stakeholder input and laid the bill over.
Representative Moeller presented House File 856 to create a common‑interest community ombudsperson to assist unit owners and homeowners associations, help translate complex statutory and governing documents, and facilitate dispute resolution.
Ron Ellwood of Legal Aid, who participated in the working group that produced the recommendation, said the group took extensive testimony from homeowners and associations and concluded the ombudsperson could “take the temperature down” in disputes that…
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