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Stakeholders clash over HOA transparency, fines, budgets and childcare in committee hearings
Summary
Two homeowners‑association bills — HB 11‑15 (notice, fines and remote participation) and HB 11‑52 (budget/quorum rules and limits on HOA restrictions for home‑based child care) — drew broad testimony from management groups, developers, builders and child‑care advocates; CAI raised budget and retroactivity concerns, lawmakers and supporters pressed childcare access and transparency; no final votes were taken on these bills this week.
The Judiciary Committee heard extensive testimony on two bills aimed at homeowners associations, producing robust stakeholder debate about fines, budget authority, quorum rules and home‑based child care.
Representative Olthoff presented House Bill 11‑15, which would require written meeting notice and agendas four days in advance, authorize remote participation to count for quorum and voting, expand where minutes may be posted, and require an adopted schedule for fines plus a 10‑day timeline for a homeowner to seek a meeting or show a violation was cured. "Help me increase their quality of HOA life by voting yes on this bill," Olthoff told the committee while noting she would work on a possible amendment regarding guardrails on fines.
Kelly Elmore, speaking for the…
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