HB 26-1201

House Bill 26-1201 changes how homeowners' associations (HOAs) handle communication with their members who prefer non-English languages. Currently, HOAs must send notices and correspondence in both English and the preferred language of the homeowner. The bill allows HOAs to ask for proof that a homeowner needs communications in another language before providing them. Additionally, it lets HOAs send these documents only in the preferred language without requiring an English version. This affects homeowners who are not comfortable with English as their primary communication method within their HOA. Since the status is "signed," this bill has been approved and will become law.

Official Summary

Under current law, a unit owner in a homeowners' association (HOA) may notify the HOA that the unit owner prefers to receive correspondence and notices from the HOA in a language other than English. The HOA is then required to send the unit owner correspondence and notices in both English and the preferred language.The bill:Authorizes the HOA to require that the unit owner first demonstrate the need for correspondence and notices in the preferred language before sending correspondence and notices to the unit owner in the preferred language; and Removes the requirement that the HOA send correspondence and notices to the unit owner in both English and the unit owner's preferred language, instead requiring that the HOA send the correspondence and notices only in the unit owner's preferred language.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

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