HB 6805 — AN ACT CONCERNING SOLAR INSTALLATIONS IN CONDOMINIUMS AND COOPERATIVES.

House of Representatives General Assembly RaisedFile Bill No.

6805410 January Session, 2023 LCOHouse Bill No.

45176805 ReferredHouse toof Representatives, April 4, 2023 The Committee on PLANNINGPlanning ANDand DEVELOPMENTDevelopment Introducedreported by:through REP.

(PD)KAVROS ANDEGRAW ACTof CONCERNINGthe SOLAR17th INSTALLATIONSDist., INChairperson CONDOMINIUMSof ANDthe COOPERATIVES.Committee on the part of the House, that the bill ought to pass.

AN ACT CONCERNING SOLAR INSTALLATIONS IN CONDOMINIUMS AND COOPERATIVES.

(a)(a)At At least tentendaysbefore daysadopting,amending before adopting, amending or repealing any rule, the executive board shall give all unit owners notice of (1) The executive board'sboard'sintentionto intentionadopt,amendor torepealarule adopt,andshall amend or repeal a rule and shall include with such notice the text of the proposed rule or amendment, or the text of thetherule rule proposed to beberepealed;and(2)thedate repealed;onwhichtheexecutive board will act on the proposed rule, amendment or repeal after considering comments from unit owners.

and (2) the date on which the executive board will act on the proposed rule, amendment or repeal after considering comments from unit owners.

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410 (c) Subject to the provisions of the declaration, an association may adopt rules to establish and enforce construction and design criteriaand aesthetic standards.

(d) A rule regulating display of the flag of the United States shall be consistentconsistentwithfederallaw.Inaddition,theassociationmaynotprohibit withdisplay, federalon law.a unit or on a limited common element adjoining a unit, of the flag of this state, or signs regarding candidates for public or association office or ballot questions, but the association may adopt rules governing the time, place, size, number and manner of those displays.

In addition, the association may not prohibit display, on a unit or on a limited common element adjoining a unit, of the flag of this state, or signs regarding candidates for public or association office or ballot questions, but the association may adopt rules governing the time, place, size, number and manner of those displays.

(2)(2)Regulate Regulate any behavior ininor or occupancy ofofa a unit whichwhichviolates violates the declaration or adversely affects the use and enjoyment of other units or the common elements by other unit owners;

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410 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

None Explanation This bill has no fiscal impact.

The bill allows condominiums and cooperative owners to install solar panel on non-shared roof space.

The bill does not obligate the state to any action.

The Out Years State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

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410 OLR Bill Analysis HB 6805 AN ACT CONCERNING SOLAR INSTALLATIONS IN CONDOMINIUMS AND COOPERATIVES.

SUMMARY This bill prohibits condominiums and cooperatives from adopting or enforcing rules restricting unit owners’ installation of solar generating systems (i.e., solar panels) on their own unit’s roof, provided the roof is not shared.

It does so by expanding a prohibition that currently only applies to other types of common interest communities (i.e., planned communities).

As under current law, the bill allows associations to adopt rules prohibiting unit owners from installing these systems on common elements.

(Roofs that are not physically shared may nonetheless be jointly owned as common elements;

see BACKGROUND.) As under current law, the bill also allows associations to adopt rules governing these systems with respect to (1) their size;

(2) how they are attached, installed, and removed;

and (3) the unit owner’s responsibility for their maintenance and periodic upkeep.

Under existing law, unchanged by the bill, theassociation’s executive board must give unit owners certain notice before adopting any rules and any adopted rules must be reasonable.

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