During the 2015-2016 federal legislative season, the Ham Radio lobby introduced H.R. 1301, a bill that seeks to prohibit associations from banning Ham Radio antennae in their communities. This bill has been vehemently opposed by CAI for various reasons, and recently the parties reached a compromise with respect to the language contained inGo to Resource
Category: State Legislation
On March 3, 2016, Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-CA) and Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) introduced the “Helping Our Middle-Income Earners (HOME) Act.” The purpose of the HOME Act is to lighten the financial tax burdens on middle class Americans residing in covenant controlled communities. This is done by allowing qualifying individuals to deduct associationGo to Resource
As we could only hope HB16-1133 (the community association manager regulation bill) was killed in committee today. The House committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, in a rare bi-partisan vote unanimously voted to kill the bill. As we detailed earlier, as drafted, this bill would have severely impacted community association manager’s ability toGo to Resource
In a very bold move, the Colorado Legislature is attempting to take on abuses of the FHA’s emotional support animal requirements. Recently Representative Willett introduced HB 16-1201, which would require medical professionals recommending an emotional support animal for a patient to make certain findings prior to granting permission for an emotional support animal. Go to Resource
As we anticipated at the end of the 2015 legislative session, several bills were primed to be reintroduced this year relating to Homeowners Associations. Last week, Representatives Ryden, Lontine, Pettersen, Primavera, and Williams introduced HB 16-1217 which is very similar to HB 15-1376, introduced last year. HB 16-1217 requires the implementation of severalGo to Resource