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MA H1135

MA H1135
Relative to condominiums or homeowners association governance and meetings


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Introduced
01/20/2015
In Committee
01/20/2015
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the governance and meetings of condominium associations and homeowners associations. Housing.

AI Summary

This bill aims to enhance the governance and transparency of condominium and homeowners associations by requiring that meeting minutes include decisions directly impacting unit owners, ensuring reasonable notice of regularly scheduled open board meetings with agendas and logistics, and making these minutes available to residents within thirty days of the meeting. It also mandates that the trustee chair of such associations must reside within the governed condominium, be elected annually, and cannot serve more than one year in any three-year period, with a notification process for upcoming elections. Furthermore, residents will have the ability to petition to have a subject placed on the association's ballot for a vote if they gather signatures from at least 25 percent of the complex's total residents.

Committee Categories

Housing and Urban Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4209 (on 04/14/2016)

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