Bill > HB664

This bill modifies Georgia law concerning property owners' associations (POAs), which are organizations that manage common areas and enforce rules in developments like subdivisions. The key changes allow existing POAs, even those created before this bill, to affirmatively choose to be governed by Article 6 of Chapter 3 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, which outlines the rules for POAs. This submission can happen through amending their existing declaration of covenants, which are the rules governing the property, or by recording a specific instrument certifying a vote by 75 percent of the association's members to adopt these rules. The bill also adjusts the voting threshold for amending POA documents, generally lowering the required approval from 80 percent to 75 percent of lot owners and mortgagees, though it includes provisions to allow associations to retain higher amendment thresholds if they vote to do so within a year of submitting to the article. These changes aim to provide greater flexibility for POAs to adopt or conform to the state's governing provisions.

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https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70949