How is Georgia's Legislature reshaping housing rules — from HOA oversight to accessory dwellings and Habitat exemptions?

Georgia lawmakers moved a broad slate of housing measures this session: SB 406 to register homeowners associations with the Secretary of State and create a hearing-officer process for complaints, SB 447 to build a permitting 'sandbox' to speed housing approvals, a statewide accessory dwelling unit bill capped at 400 square feet, a materials-tax exemption for Habitat for Humanity builds, and a proposal to bar foreclosures over unpaid HOA or utility fees on owner-occupied homes. The bills advanced on separate tracks through House and Senate committees, so this focus captures individual sponsors' framings rather than a single up-or-down vote.

AI-generated summary compiled from Citizen Portal's coverage of the bill. Officials' positions below are sourced from their own words in indexed meetings and press events.