Common Interest Community Ombudsman; owners' bill of rights. (HB332)
Introduced By
Del. Tag Greason (R-Potomac Falls) with support from co-patron Del. Marcus Simon (D-Falls Church)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Common Interest Community Ombudsman; owners' bill of rights. Provides that in addition to other powers and duties, the Common Interest Community Ombudsman is required to develop and disseminate to all common interest communities in Virginia a common interest community owners' bill of rights, which shall be written in readily understandable language using words of common everyday usage and avoiding legal terms and phrases. The bill requires the Ombudsman also to post a copy of the common interest community owners' bill of rights on its website. The bill sets out the minimum requirements for inclusion in the bill of rights. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/02/2014 | Committee |
| 01/02/2014 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14102731D |
| 01/02/2014 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 01/10/2014 | Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 01/14/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (HB332) |
| 01/23/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (HB332) |
| 01/28/2014 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table |
| 02/12/2014 | Left in General Laws |
Comments
This is a step in the right direction. Everyday citizens are often too confused by the legal terms that exist on the CIC Ombudsman's website and documents distributed by their own HOA and tend to confuse proerty owners who have difficulty determining if a violation exists or not.
Delegate Greason
Thank you. This is a good beginning. Homeowners must have their own bill of rights to protect them from any potential abuses from the quasi-governmental HOAs in which they reside.
I appreciate your effort to begin to bring fairness to the process.
Most sincerely yours.