Bill > SB1787

This bill, effective July 1, 2026, amends Tennessee law to prevent homeowners' associations (HOAs), which are organizations that manage or regulate residential subdivisions and are primarily composed of property owners, from prohibiting individual property owners from installing electric vehicle (EV) charging stations for their personal use on their own property, including their designated parking spots. While HOAs cannot outright ban these installations on private property, they can impose reasonable restrictions on the number, size, placement, and installation method of the charging stations. However, HOAs can prohibit or restrict charging stations in common areas, unless a property owner's designated parking spot is within such a common area, in which case the HOA cannot prohibit installation there. The bill also requires property owners who install EV charging stations to cover any liability and legal fees the HOA might incur due to the station's installation, maintenance, operation, or use, and allows HOAs to mandate that the owner obtain insurance naming the HOA as an insured party. Importantly, the HOA is not responsible for the maintenance of these privately installed EV charging stations.