SB255 Alabama 2021 Session

Under existing law, homeowners' associations created on or after January 1, 2016, are subject to the authority of the Alabama Homeowners' Association Act, but the substantial majority of homeowners' associations created before January 1, 2016, are generally unregulated by state law

This bill would apply the Alabama Homeowners' Association Act to all homeowners' associations operating in the state

This bill would require a homeowners' association to conduct periodic audits of its books and records

This bill would require certain notices to be given of a violation and an opportunity to cure a violation prior to a penalty being assessed against a homeowner

This bill would provide certain limitations on the authority of a homeowners' association to foreclose on a lien

This bill would authorize the display of certain noncommercial signs, banners, and flags within a development

This bill would prohibit unreasonable restrictions on the ability of a member of a homeowners' association to market or sell his or her home in a development

This bill would provide general notice requirements for homeowners' association board meetings and rule changes

This bill would also authorize a homeowners' association or a member thereof to file a civil action for a violation of the Alabama Homeowners' Association Act

Relating to the Alabama Homeowners' Association Act; to amend Sections 35-20-2, 35-20-3, 35-20-5, 35-20-11, 35-20-12, and 35-20-13, Code of Alabama 1975, to require all homeowners' associations to comply with the Alabama Homeowners' Association Act; to provide certain audit requirements; to provide certain notice requirements; to further provide for the authority of a homeowners' association; and to add Sections 30-20-15 to 30-20-22, inclusive, to the Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize the display of certain noncommercial signs, banners, and flags within a development; and to provide authority to bring a civil action for a violation.