John Morris appeared and testified again before the Senate Business and Labor committee regarding House Bill 98 (HB 98) (HB0098S01), substituted Senate Bill 118 (SB 118) (SB0118S01), and substituted Senate Bill 80 (SB 80) (SB0080S01). All three bills passed out of committee today and are headed to the floor of the Senate. HB 98 is the compilation bill that will clarify and update the requirements for HOA fines in Utah. It will also have a big impact on an association’s rights related to rental units in the association and the association’s right to impose rental restrictions through amendments to the governing documents. Charges that an Association might impose on rental units just because they are rental units will be a thing of the past as will other blatently descriminatory practices against rental units in associations. SB 118 addresses restrictive provisions in governing documents that make it overly difficult to amend those documents. It will void requirements that 100% of the owners approve amendments in older condominiums, 100% requirements for mortgagee approvals for amendments, and any requirement that a particular owner approve an amendment. If it passes, SB 80 will require certain disclosures at the time of sale of a unit or home in a community association if the association is in the developer control period. This will help provide more information to purchasers about hoa reserve accounts as well as other association financial information.