Legislative Alerts

From our friends at CAI:

"On Friday, July 29, The White House announced President Barack Obama has signed H.R. 3700, the Housing Opportunity through Modernization Act. H.R.
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Tennessee is considering a new law that would govern the operations of community associations. The law is still working its way through the legislature, but has some significant new provisions concerning community associations, especially single family associations which have largely been ignored up to this point.

You can read the proposed legislation here:

The Tennessee legislature is scheduled to vote on HB 2430 this Wednesday. This bill, if passed into law, would exempt state, county and local governments from having to pay any HOA assessments or dues on any properties that are purchased by the government for delinquent taxes.

Additionally, the government would be exempt from paying any assessments for as long as the government owns the property. Clearly this would hurt most community associations, as budgets are already strained and there is no provision that would relieve the HOA from providing services to these properties.

Here are the members of the committee who will vote on Wednesday:

Ryan Haynes                            615-741-2264

rep.ryan.haynes@capitol.tn.gov

Tommie Brown                        615-741-4374    

rep.tommie.brown@capitol.tn.gov

Jim Cobb                                   615-741-1450    

rep.ijm.cobb@capMtn.qoy

Gerald McCormick                   615-741-2548    

rep.gerald.mccormick@capitol.tn.gov

Larry Miller                                 615-741-4453    

rep.larry.miller@capitol.tn.gov

Bob Ramsey                             615-741-3560    

rep.bob.ramsey@capitol.tn.gov

Currey Todd                              615-741-1866    

rep.currey.todd@capitol.tn.gov

Mike Turner                               615-741-3229    

rep.mike.rurner@capitol.tn.gov

Kent Williams                           615-741-7450    

rep.kent.williams@capitol.tn.gov

Beth Harwell                             615-741-0709    

rep.beth.harwell®capitol.tn.gov

Please contact them today and ask them to vote NO on HB 2430.