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California HOA

California HOA EV Charging Rules Are Changing Again: SB 1267 Explained

California has rewritten its HOA electric vehicle charging statute several times since 2011, and each version has pushed in the same direction: making it easier for owners to install chargers. SB 1267 is different. It doesn't expand owner rights. It tightens who pays when something goes wrong. Governor Newsom signed SB 1267 (Allen) on September 20, 2026, as Chapter 350 of the Statutes of 2026. It passed both houses without a single no vote, with support from the Community Associations Institute's California Legislative Action Committee and the Electric Vehicle Charging Association. It amends one section of the Davis-Stirling Act, Civil Code section 4745, and takes effect January 1, 2027. Here's what changes, what stays the same, and what boards should update before New Year's.

MyFrontYard · November 5, 2026

Virginia HOA

Virginia HOA Assessments Are Becoming “Consumer Debt”: What HB 444 Changes for Collections

Most Virginia associations collect unpaid assessments the same way: a demand letter, a memorandum of lien, and, if the owner still doesn't pay, a warrant in debt in general district court. Many of those cases end in a default judgment because the owner never shows up. That last step is about to get harder. HB 444, enacted as Chapter 395 of the 2026 Acts, creates Virginia's Uniform Consumer Debt Default Judgments Act. Beginning July 1, 2027, a court can't enter a default judgment on a consumer debt unless the complaint includes a long list of specific facts, the right supporting documents, and a separate warning notice to the defendant. Here's what the law requires, why community association attorneys expect it to reach assessment collections, and what boards should change before the effective date.

MyFrontYard · November 3, 2026

California HOA

What Counts as an HOA Record in California? The Full Civil Code Sec. 5200 List

Most California records disputes don't start with a deadline. They start with a definition. An owner asks for "the bank statements," the manager replies that bank statements "aren't association records," and both sides dig in. The answer is almost always in Civil Code Section 5200, the definitions section of the Davis-Stirling Act's record-inspection article. It lists exactly what counts as an "association record," and if a document fits one of its categories, the owner's inspection rights, deadlines, fee limits, and penalty remedies all apply. Below is the complete list, grouped into plain-English categories, paraphrased from the statute. For deadlines, costs, and enforcement, see our main guide to [California HOA records requests under Davis-Stirling](/blog/california-hoa-records-request-davis-stirling).

MyFrontYard · October 29, 2026

Tennessee HOA

SB405 Tracker: Tennessee's Proposed Homeowners Association Act

SB405 Tracker: What Happened to Tennessee's Proposed Homeowners Association Act Last updated: October 27, 2026. This page is updated as Tennessee HOA legislation moves. Informational only, not legal advice. If you've searched "Tennessee SB405 HOA," you've probably seen sites say lawmakers "are considering" it. They aren't. SB405, the proposed Tennessee Homeowners Association Act, stalled in 2016 and was never enacted. As of the end of the 2026 session, Tennessee still has no comprehensive HOA statute for non-condo communities. Here's the current status, how we got here, and what actually governs Tennessee HOAs today.

MyFrontYard · October 27, 2026

Texas HOA

Texas HOA Foreclosure Limits & the 180-Day Redemption Right

Texas lets property owners' associations foreclose on assessment liens, and that power makes a lot of homeowners nervous. But Chapter 209 of the Texas Property Code, the Texas Residential Property Owners Protection Act, puts real guardrails around it. Two stand out: an association **can't foreclose when the debt is only fines**, and an owner who does lose a home at an HOA foreclosure sale gets **180 days to buy it back**. For boards, these rules aren't just homeowner protections. They're a list of steps that, if skipped, can unwind a foreclosure and expose the association to fee awards. Here's how they work.

MyFrontYard · October 21, 2026

Tennessee HOA

Tennessee Condo Records: The 2008 Condo Act vs. the Horizontal Property Act

Tennessee has two condominium statutes, and which one your association follows starts with a single date: January 1, 2009. Condos created before then grew up under the Horizontal Property Act (Tenn. Code Ann. Title 66, Chapter 27, Part 1). Condos created after it fall under the Condominium Act of 2008 (Parts 2 through 5 of the same chapter). For records, the split matters, though not as cleanly as most summaries suggest. The 2008 Act deliberately reaches back and applies its records rule to older condos too. Here's how the two laws fit together, and what a board should actually do.

MyFrontYard · October 20, 2026

Texas HOA

Texas HOA Fines: The Notice-and-Hearing Requirements Under Sec. 209.006-.007

Most Texas HOA fine disputes don't turn on whether the owner actually broke the rule. They turn on whether the board followed the process before charging the fine. Chapter 209 of the Texas Property Code, the Residential Property Owners Protection Act, sets that process out step by step, and the step boards skip most often is the simplest one: giving the owner the full 30-day window to request a hearing before the fine moves forward. Here's what Sections 209.006, 209.0061, and 209.007 require, where boards tend to slip, and a checklist for getting it right.

MyFrontYard · October 19, 2026

North Carolina HOA

North Carolina HOA Annual Reporting: The New November 15 Deadline

For decades, North Carolina nonprofit corporations, including most HOAs and condo associations, had no annual filing with the Secretary of State. Businesses filed every year; nonprofits didn't. That ends in 2027. House Bill 517, signed by Governor Josh Stein on July 7, 2026 and enacted as Session Law 2026-52, amends the North Carolina Nonprofit Corporation Act (Chapter 55A). It creates a new annual report, due November 15 every year, and makes a delinquent report grounds for administrative dissolution. It's a small filing with a modest fee. It's also exactly the kind of once-a-year task that slips through the cracks when board members change, which is why it deserves a spot on your compliance calendar now.

MyFrontYard · October 13, 2026

Arizona HOACompliance

Arizona HOA Assessment Laws: What Boards and Owners Need to Know in 2026

Assessments are the money that keeps an Arizona HOA running, and state law has a lot to say about them: how much they can rise, when a payment is late, what a late fee can be, how payments are applied, and when an association can foreclose. Two things make this worth a fresh look in 2026. First, Arizona's rules are split across two separate statutes, and they don't treat assessments the same way. Second, SB 1246, effective September 12, 2026, changed the foreclosure rules for condominiums and for large special assessments in every kind of association. Here's the full picture, paraphrased from the statutes.

MyFront Yard · October 12, 2026

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