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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

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