Bill > AB1184

This bill, titled the "Homeowner Association Accountability and Transparency Act of 2026," aims to enhance the management and meeting procedures for common interest developments, which are communities governed by an association of homeowners. Key provisions include requiring that emergency rule changes made by an association's board must now include the text of the rule, its purpose and effect, and an expiration date, rather than being enacted without such details. The bill also prohibits a majority of board directors from discussing or acting on association business outside of official meetings, except in emergencies, while exempting purely informational or administrative communications. Furthermore, associations involved in litigation must now notify members through their annual budget report and provide the court and case number upon request. If board meetings are recorded electronically, these recordings must be made available to members like written minutes, and members will be informed at the start of meetings that they are being recorded. The bill also clarifies that there will be no charge for electronically distributed meeting minutes, and posting minutes on the association's website will satisfy distribution requirements, with minutes needing to include more specific details like the date and time. Finally, amendments to an association's operating rules will no longer require a secret ballot, unlike other amendments to governing documents.

Housing and Urban Affairs

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