House Bill 6620

To: (1) Establish an Office of Condominium Ombudsman to provide a means of resolving disputes between condominium owners and condominium associations; (2) require that the budget of a common interest community be approved by a majority of the unit owners voting instead of a majority of all unit owners; (3) provide that insurance requirements apply to common interest communities having units divided by either horizontal or vertical boundaries, and provide that such insurance be maintained on behalf of attached units; (4) exclude stand-alone units from insurance requirements when the declaration and bylaws indicate that the maintenance, repair and replacement of entire freestanding units are the responsibility of the unit owner; (5) exempt certain common interest communities created before January 1, 1984, that elect to be governed by the Common Interest Ownership Act, from the requirement to obtain new surveys, plans and certificates of completion when adding units if a public offering statement is not otherwise required; (6) allow an assessment against a unit owner for common expenses caused by ordinary misconduct or negligence, rather than wilful misconduct or gross negligence as currently provided; (7) define the "internal business operating procedures" that are not required to be adopted as rules; and (8) prohibit criminal prosecutions of members of condominium board of directors or executive boards of common interest communities unless such members are acting outside the scope of their authority.

In the House of Representatives

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In the Senate

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In the House of Representatives Mar 18 – Apr 14

1. Mar 18Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
2. Mar 21Heard in Judiciary Committee
3. Apr 14Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it