Vetoed by Governor Katie Hobbs

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits municipalities from forcing individuals to form homeowners associations or from mandating certain aesthetic features and amenities requiring HOA maintenance in Arizona.

Highlights:

• Specifies that municipalities may not interfere with a home buyer's right to choose the features, amenities, structures, floor plans and the exterior design of the house (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that a municipality may not require the following (Sec. 1): 

• Homeowners Associations; 

• Features that would require and HOA; 

• Screening, walls, and faces;and 

• Private streets and roads. 

• Alleges that Arizona citizens have the right to private property according to the legislature (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that a municipality may not adopt the following codes and ordinances that do the following (Sec. 1): 

• New developments more than 5 acres; 

• Maximum square footage for a single family home; 

• Maximum and minimum lot coverage for single-family homes and other structures; and

• Design, architectural, or aesthetic elements in a historically designated area.

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits municipalities from forcing individuals to form homeowners associations or from mandating certain aesthetic features and amenities requiring HOA maintenance in Arizona.

Highlights:

• Specifies that municipalities may not interfere with a home buyer's right to choose the features, amenities, structures, floor plans and the exterior design of the house (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that a municipality may not require the following (Sec. 1): 

• Homeowners Associations; 

• Features that would require and HOA; 

• Screening, walls, and faces;and 

• Private streets and roads. 

• Alleges that Arizona citizens have the right to private property according to the legislature (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that a municipality may not adopt the following codes and ordinances that do the following (Sec. 1): 

• New developments more than 5 acres; 

• Maximum square footage for a single family home; 

• Maximum and minimum lot coverage for single-family homes and other structures; and

• Design, architectural, or aesthetic elements in a historically designated area.

Full Bill Text