Condominium and Property Owners' Association Acts; recovery of attorney fees, costs, and interest. (HB410)
Introduced By
Del. Vivian Watts (D-Annandale) with support from co-patrons Del. Jim Scott (D-Merrifield), and Del. Mark Sickles (D-Alexandria)
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
Condominium and Property Owners' Association Acts; recovery of costs and interest. Provides that in cases in which the prevailing party is the association in an action against an owner for nonpayment of assessments in which the owner has repeatedly failed to pay assessments levied by the association, the award of reasonable attorney fees, costs expended in the matter, and interest on the judgment is mandatory with the court. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/10/2012 | Committee |
01/10/2012 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103406D |
01/10/2012 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/13/2012 | Assigned Courts sub: Civil |
01/30/2012 | Referred from Courts of Justice |
01/30/2012 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
01/31/2012 | Assigned GL sub: #1 Housing |
02/01/2012 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) |
02/02/2012 | Reported from General Laws with amendments (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/06/2012 | Read first time |
02/07/2012 | Read second time |
02/07/2012 | Committee amendments agreed to |
02/07/2012 | Engrossed by House as amended HB410E |
02/07/2012 | Printed as engrossed 12103406D-E |
02/08/2012 | Read third time and passed House (95-Y 2-N) |
02/08/2012 | VOTE: PASSAGE (95-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/09/2012 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
02/20/2012 | Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (11-Y 3-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
02/22/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/23/2012 | Read third time |
02/23/2012 | Reading of amendments waived |
02/23/2012 | Committee amendments agreed to |
02/23/2012 | Passed by for the day |
02/24/2012 | Read third time |
02/24/2012 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
02/24/2012 | Passed Senate with amendments (31-Y 5-N) (see vote tally) |
02/27/2012 | Placed on Calendar |
02/28/2012 | Senate amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 1-N) |
02/28/2012 | VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
03/05/2012 | Enrolled |
03/05/2012 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB410ER) |
03/05/2012 | Signed by Speaker |
03/07/2012 | Signed by President |
04/09/2012 | Governor's recommendation received by House |
04/17/2012 | Placed on Calendar |
04/18/2012 | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (94-Y 1-N) |
04/18/2012 | VOTE: ADOPTION (94-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
04/18/2012 | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (35-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
04/18/2012 | G Governor's recommendation adopted |
04/18/2012 | Reenrolled |
04/18/2012 | Reenrolled bill text (HB410ER2) |
04/18/2012 | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
04/18/2012 | Signed by President as reenrolled |
04/18/2012 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 758 (effective 7/1/12) |
04/18/2012 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0758) |
Comments
A fair and much needed change to recover costs incurred.
What is the purpose of this bill? Don't homeowner's association's already have the right to recover the fees incurred to collect overdue assessments. In fact, don't they have the right to take your home away from you through non-judicial foreclosure if you fail to pay assessments? What's next? Debtor's prison because you can't don't pay an assessment? How about some laws that make boards of directors accountable for their actions?! Now that would a law worth passing.
And why is this legislator rewriting a private contact that I entered into years ago when I bought my home? This is government at its worst.