THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2021
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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair |
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Senator Stanley Chang, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Wednesday, February 3, 2021 |
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TIME: |
9:30 AM |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 229 |
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A G E N D A
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RELATING TO HOUSING. Temporarily halts nonjudicial foreclosures by condominium associations until 6/30/23.
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CPN, JDC |
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RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. Provides a process for associations to incorporate power of sale language into governing documents. Clarifies that the explicit grant of power of sale to associations is not required for the purposes of enforcing association liens under the association alternate power of sale foreclosure process.
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CPN, JDC |
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RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. Removes the publication requirement and permits the board of directors of a condominium association to proceed directly to the sale, storage, donation, or disposal of personalty that has been abandoned in or on the common elements of a condominium when the identity or address of the owner is unknown.
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CPN, JDC |
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RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. Excludes a homeowner-developer from the annual requirement to file a developer's report and pay a fee if the homeowner's development consists of not more than two units, one in which the developer resides and one for which the initial sale of the other unit has been completed.
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CPN |
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RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. Makes violations of voting requirements for elections of a condominium association subject to the enforcement powers of the Real Estate Commission and amends the requirements for a condominium association's standard proxy form by deleting the option for a condominium owner to give the proxy to the board as a whole.
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CPN |
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RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. Makes condominium laws regarding sales to owner-occupants inapplicable to time share units. Increases the minimum number of residential units in a condominium project that must be offered for sale to prospective owner-occupants in the thirty-day period following the initial date of sale of the condominium from 50 per cent to 90 per cent.
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CPN |
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RELATING TO ASSOCIATION GOVERNANCE. Specifies notice requirements for a regular annual or special meeting of a cooperative housing corporation. Allows the annual meetings and election of board members of cooperative housing corporations, planned community associations, and condominium associations to be conducted by videoconferencing in the event of a pandemic or other similar unforeseen circumstance that prevents owners from physically gathering for a meeting.
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CPN |
Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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_____________________________________ Senator Rosalyn H. Baker Chair |