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Committee reviews bill to bar HOAs from blocking in‑unit EV chargers
Summary
Legislative counsel presented draft language to prohibit homeowners associations and governing documents from prohibiting or unreasonably restricting unit owners from installing and using electric vehicle charging equipment in their units, limited common elements, or exclusive parking spaces; the committee asked for HOA and attorney testimony and further edits on scope and retroactivity.
Cameron Wood of the Office of Legislative Council presented a draft amendment Monday that would prevent common interest community governing documents and deed restrictions from prohibiting or unreasonably restricting unit owners from installing and using electric vehicle supply equipment within their unit, any limited common element reserved for them (such as a garage), or their exclusively designated parking space. "Any covenant, restriction, or condition … that effectively prohibits or unreasonably restricts the installation or use of an electric vehicle supply equipment within the boundaries of a unit owner’s unit … is void and unenforceable," Wood said.
The draft narrows scope to residential common…
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