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Committee debates limiting HOA restrictions on solar panels; compromise language offered
Summary
Members discussed Senate Bill 144, which would invalidate restrictive covenants that bar solar-panel installation while allowing reasonable HOA rules; a lobbyist for the Kansas Sierra Club said he and at least one opponent discussed compromise language limiting the statute to rooftops owned and maintained by the homeowner.
Senate Bill 144, described by the chair as a measure to invalidate restrictive covenants that limit or prohibit the installation of solar panels while allowing homeowners associations to adopt reasonable rules, drew debate about scope and ownership.
Committee members said the topic is broad and may require more detailed amendments. Zach Pastora, identified…
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