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H.B. 217 Homeowners' Association Amendments (2025)

Became lawWritten by Rep. R. Neil Walter · carried in the Senate by Sen. Don L. Ipson

  1. Introduced
  2. House committee
  3. House vote
  4. Senate committee
  5. Senate vote
  6. Signed into law

What this bill does

The bill creates an Office of the Homeowners' Association Ombudsman that can issue advisory opinions, and sets new limits on HOA fees, late fees, transfer fees, reinvestment fees, and rules. It also requires HOAs to renew state registration yearly, provide documents on request, allow fire-resistant materials in wildfire-risk areas, and restricts developers' control and actions during administrative control.

Plain-English summary written by AI from the official description. Check the official text below.

Official description
  • defines terms
  • establishes the Office of the Homeowners' Association Ombudsman
  • establishes the duties, jurisdiction, and functions of the Office of the Homeowners' Association Ombudsman
  • requires that Office of the Homeowners' Association Ombudsman issue an advisory opinion under certain circumstances
  • provides the circumstances under which an advisory opinion of the Office of the Homeowners' Association Ombudsman is admissible in a subsequent proceeding
  • makes void and unenforceable a homeowners' association transfer fee under certain conditions
  • provides the requirements that a homeowners' association shall meet before imposing a fee or charge
  • establishes requirements for a homeowners' association to impose a reinvestment fee
  • requires that a homeowners' association notify an owner in writing of a denied unit or lot plan
  • restricts a homeowners' association from making certain rules
  • authorizes the Department of Commerce to set and impose an annual registration fee on a homeowners' association
  • requires a homeowners' association to renew the homeowners' association's registration with the Department of Commerce annually
  • sets limits on the amount a homeowners' association may charge as a late fee
  • requires that a homeowners' association provide, upon request, certain documents
  • increases the monetary amount a homeowners' association may charge an owner when producing certain documents
  • prohibits a declarant from selling a part of a common area during the period of administrative control under certain circumstances
  • provides new requirements to amend a homeowners' association's governing documents
  • prohibits a declarant from using association funds in a legal action brought by a homeowner against the declarant before the end of the period of administrative control
  • prohibits a homeowners' association from restricting, denying, or delaying a plan due to the plan's inclusion of a fire-resistant material in an area with a heightened risk of wildfire
  • prohibits a homeowners' association from charging any costs associated with the electronic transmission of certain documents
  • increases the monetary amount an owner may request from a homeowners' association if the homeowners' association fails to make documents available to the owner under certain conditions
  • amends the conditions for the termination of a period of administrative control for an association of lot owners
  • provides requirements for a declarant of an association of lot owners during the period of administrative control
  • provides a repeal date for the Office of the Homeowners' Association Ombudsman and requires legislative review before the repeal
Full text and history on le.utah.gov →

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