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HOA dispute-resolution bill stalls after debate over costs and balance of rights

Senate Local Government and Housing Committee
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Summary

House Bill 11‑23, which would create a structured informal negotiation process between unit owners and homeowners associations, failed to advance in the Senate committee after sustained opposition from HOA groups and concerns about costs; the committee later postponed the bill indefinitely.

House Bill 11‑23, a measure that would require an HOA to provide an informal negotiation process and give unit owners a 60‑day window for an executive-session meeting before litigation, failed to win committee approval and was subsequently postponed indefinitely.

Senator Exum, the sponsor, described the bill as intended to resolve disputes outside court by authorizing an informal negotiation (to be held at a regularly scheduled HOA meeting or a convened special executive session within 60 days) and preserving court as a final option. The re-engrossed version had removed some earlier mandatory negotiation and mediation language; sponsor and…

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