Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes mediation between unit owners and homeowners associations involved in a dispute prior to seeking legal remedy.

Highlights:

• Authorizes informal negotiation between a unit owner and a unit owner’s association in the event of a dispute (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the informal negotiation must be confidential, and that either party may be represented by an attorney at their own expense (Sec. 1).

• Authorizes either party in a dispute to file a complaint in a court of competent jurisdiction in the event that the dispute is not resolved through informal negotiation (Sec. 1).

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