Condominium Act and Property Owners' Association Act; allowable fees, etc. (HB900)
Introduced By
Del. Chris Peace (R-Mechanicsville)
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 Act and Property Owners' Association Act; allowable fees. Provides that nothing in either Act shall be construed to authorize an association or common interest community manager to charge an inspection fee for a unit or lot unless specifically authorized, nor may an additional fee be charged for access to the association's or common interest community manager's website. The bill provides that if a resale certificate or disclosure packet is provided in electronic format, a total fee not to exceed $125 is authorized for one electronic copy to each of the following named in the request: the seller, the seller's authorized agent, the purchaser, the purchaser's authorized agent, and not more than one other person designated by the requestor. The bill also provides that if the association or common interest community manager fails to submit its invoices for allowable costs and fees at settlement, and settlement occurs, such costs and fees cannot be collected from the purchaser after settlement. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/08/2014 | Committee |
| 01/08/2014 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14103311D |
| 01/08/2014 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 01/10/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (HB900) |
| 01/10/2014 | Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 01/14/2014 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) |
| 01/16/2014 | Reported from General Laws with amendments (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/20/2014 | Read first time |
| 01/21/2014 | Read second time |
| 01/21/2014 | Committee amendments agreed to |
| 01/21/2014 | Engrossed by House as amended HB900E |
| 01/21/2014 | Printed as engrossed 14103311D-E |
| 01/22/2014 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
| 01/22/2014 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/23/2014 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 01/23/2014 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 01/24/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (HB900E) |
| 02/17/2014 | Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N) |
| 02/19/2014 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 02/20/2014 | Read third time |
| 02/20/2014 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 02/24/2014 | Enrolled |
| 02/24/2014 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB900ER) |
| 02/24/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (HB900ER) |
| 02/24/2014 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/26/2014 | Signed by President |
| 03/07/2014 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 216 (effective 7/1/14) |
| 03/07/2014 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0216) |
Comments
This is a good Bill.
HOA abuses, including phoney "charges" for everything they can think of, need to be reined in.
Thanks, delegate Peace. Keep up the good work.
Thank you Delegate Peace. We need more legislators like you who are willing to place limits on Management Companies and HOA lawyers who might attempt to rack up unnecessary fees at the expense of citizens living in HOA corporations.
Jeepers, Delegate Peace!
How are HOA Management Companies supposed to make any money if we can't make up new types of "fees" or "charges" and make the homeowners pay for them?
Pretty soon, all we'll get paid for is picking up the trash, plowing the snow, running the pools, cutting the grass, collecting the assessments, running the HOA office, and making the common areas look nice. IT TAKES WORK TO DO THAT -- but does that mean the only thing we get paid for is WORK?! Where's the rest of our money supposed to come from?
Why don't you do something to help out the Community Association Managers of Virginia, and pass a Bill that requires all homeowners to have a GOOD ATTITDE? And that permits us to fine 'em and nonjudicially foreclose to collect the fine!
Now THAT would be a good BIll.
Rebecca
PCAM of Sunnybrook Farm HOA
Way to go Delegate Peace! I applaud you for this bill. Property Management Companies and HOA attorneys lurk like vultures eagerly awaiting any and all opportunities to rake in more $$ by concocting myriad zany and unfair fines and socking it to homeowners.
Thank you very much and please keep up the good work!