The following bills affecting HOAs were approved in 2019 will result in changes to the law:
AB 670 (Friedman) Common interest developments: accessory dwelling units.
Would encourage the construction of affordable accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units that are owner-occupied and that are used for rentals of terms longer than 30 days.
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SB 234 (Skinner) Family daycare homes.
Would require a large family daycare home with up to 14 children to be treated as a residential use of property.
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SB 323 (Wieckowski) Common interest developments: elections.
Would require changes to the election rules regarding director qualifications, candidate nominations, and meeting room accessibility. It would also prohibit the suspension of voting privileges and would require the election rules be distributed with the ballots.
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SB 326 (Hill). Common interest developments.
Would require the inspection of any load-bearing components and associated waterproofing elements of the buildings by a licensed structural engineer or architect at least once every nine years.
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SB 652 (Allen) Entry doors: display of religious items: prohibitions.
Would prohibit the governing documents from prohibiting the display of religious items on the entry door of a member’s separate interest.
Read more »SB-754 (Moorlach) Common interest developments: board members: election by acclamation.
Would allow for elections by acclamation when the number of director nominees is not more than the number of vacancies to be elected.
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