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Arizona HOACompliance

Why Arizona HOA Boards Can No Longer Vote in Executive Session: HB 1290 Explained

For years, a lot of Arizona HOA boards ran meetings the same way: go into executive session, talk through the delinquent account or the violation appeal or the vendor dispute, take a vote, and come back out. As of September 12, 2026, a planned community board can't do that anymore. Senate Bill 1290, signed by Governor Katie Hobbs on June 22, 2026, adds two words to Arizona's open-meeting statute for planned communities: a closed session is now limited to consideration "without action." Boards can still discuss sensitive matters behind closed doors. Every vote has to happen in an open meeting. Here's what changed, why it isn't the only reason this matters, and what your board should change before its next meeting.

MyFrontYard · October 12, 2026

Florida HOA

Florida's HB 657: The HOA Reform Bill That Passed the House and Died in the Senate

On March 5, 2026, the Florida House passed the most aggressive HOA bill the state has seen in years by a vote of 108 to 2. Its sponsor, Rep. Juan Carlos Porras (R-Miami), called homeowners' associations a "failed experiment." The bill would have let owners vote their HOA out of existence, created a new court program for association disputes, and eliminated presuit mediation. Eight days later it was dead. HB 657 was referred to the Senate Rules Committee, never heard, and died when the session ended on March 13. It had no Senate companion. So why write about a bill that failed? Because a 108-2 House vote is not a fringe idea, and Florida's HOA laws have a habit of returning in a new form the following year. If you sit on a board, manage communities, or own a home in an HOA, HB 657 is the clearest preview available of where Tallahassee may be heading in 2027.

MyFrontYard · October 9, 2026

Florida HOACompliance

Florida's New Citizens Insurance Clearinghouse: What HOA & Condo Boards Must Know

If your condominium or homeowners association insures its buildings with Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, your 2027 renewal will work differently. SB 1028, signed by Governor DeSantis on June 16, 2026 (Chapter 2026-150), requires Citizens to send commercial policies, including association master policies, through new commercial clearinghouses before it will write or renew them. Citizens must have them running by January 1, 2027. The goal is to move more commercial risks back into the private market. For a board, that means your Citizens renewal may come with a private offer you're expected to take, possibly from a surplus lines carrier you've never heard of, on a shorter timeline than you're used to. Here's how it works and what to do about it while you're still building next year's budget.

MyFrontYard · October 8, 2026

Florida SIRS Deadline: What HOA Boards Must Do By December 31, 2026

Florida HOACompliance

Florida SIRS Deadline: What Boards Must Do By December 31, 2026

Most Florida condo boards remember December 31, 2025 as "the SIRS deadline." For a large group of associations, though, that wasn't the real deadline. HB 913 (2025) let associations that also owed a milestone inspection do both at once, and gave them until December 31, 2026. That year-end date is now about 12 weeks away, and the statute says plainly that it won't move: "In no event may the structural integrity reserve study be completed after December 31, 2026." The 2026 legislative session didn't change it either. The omnibus condo bill (HB 657) died in the Senate in March, so the rules boards are working under still come from HB 1021 (2024) and HB 913 (2025).

MyFrontYard · October 6, 2026

Colorado's New 30 Year Reserve Study Mandate: HB26-1099

Colorado HOACompliance

Colorado's New 30-Year Reserve Study Mandate: What HB26-1099 Requires

Reserve funding is the line item that keeps Colorado boards up at night. Underfund it and the roof, the paving, or the pool eventually turns into a special assessment. Owners are rarely ready for that. Much of the problem starts on day one. A developer sets the first budget while it still controls the HOA. That budget is often built to keep monthly dues low and sell units, not to pay for a roof 20 years out. By the time owners take over the board, the gap is already there. HB26-1099, titled Protect Financial Condition of Homeowners Associations, goes after that gap. Governor Polis signed it on April 13, 2026, and it took effect August 12, 2026. Here's what it requires, who it applies to, and what it doesn't do.

MyFrontYard · October 5, 2026

Florida HOACompliance

HB 1203 Explained: Criminal Liability for Records Mismanagement

Most coverage of Florida's 2024 HOA reform law opens with fines, architectural review, and garbage cans. Those changes are real, but they bury the part that changed the stakes for board members: HB 1203 made certain records failures a crime. Before July 1, 2024, a Florida HOA that stonewalled a records request mostly risked a civil damages claim and attorney's fees. Under HB 1203 (Chapter 2024-221, Laws of Florida), a director or community association manager can now face a criminal charge for the same conduct, provided the statute's intent elements are met. This article walks through each new offense, what it actually takes to trigger one, and what your board should be doing about it.

MyFrontYard · October 1, 2026

Minnesota Rule for Bids Greater Than $50,000

Minnesota HOA

Minnesota HOA Boards: The New Competitive-Bidding Rule for $50,000+ Projects

Governor Tim Walz signed Minnesota's HOA reform package, HF 1268 / SF 1750 (2026 Minn. Laws ch. 82), on May 12, 2026. Most coverage has focused on the owner-facing pieces: caps on fines, interest, and late fees. But one of the provisions that changes how boards actually operate is a new competitive-bidding rule for contracts over $50,000, added to the board-powers section of the Common Interest Ownership Act, Minn. Stat. § 515B.3-103.

MyFrontYard · September 29, 2026

California HOA

California HOA Records Requests: The Davis-Stirling Act Explained

If you own a home in a California HOA or condominium, you have one of the strongest statutory rights to see association records of any state in the country. The Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act spells out exactly which records an owner can see, how fast the association has to produce them, what it can charge, what it can hold back, and what happens when it doesn't comply.

My Front Yard · September 25, 2026

Georgia HOA

Georgia's Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act: What SB 406 Requires

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed (Senate Bill 406), the Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act, into law on May 12, 2026. Lawyers who track community-association law are calling it the most significant change to Georgia HOA law in decades, and it isn't a narrow fix. SB 406 touches registration, recordkeeping, payment processing, attorney's fees, foreclosure, and dispute resolution, and it applies broadly to nongovernmental residential property owner associations, including HOAs, condominium associations, cooperatives, and other common-interest communities.

MYFrontYard · September 24, 2026

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