Victor Torres, Kristen Arrington bills target HOA fines, liens

[TexasTowelie]

Home owners associations across Florida could see their powers curtailed or restricted as it relates to imposing fines and liens against home owners, under legislation introduced by Sen. Victor Torres and Rep. Kristen Arrington.

Arrington, a Kissimmee Democrat, and Torres, an Orlando Democrat, are responding to complaints that certain home owners associations, particularly those where developers retain control of HOA boards, can abuse fines and liens and cause overly burdensome hardships for home owners who often find they have little recourse.

The dynamic has been a high-profile, chronic source of hostility and litigation in the burgeoning Osceola County community of Poinciana, which is in Torres’ Senate District 15 and partly in Arrington’s House District 43. Arrington, though, said there is a statewide problem, and that she has been hearing from frustrated home owners across the state.

“People are pretty upset that, during these trying times, they’re getting fines of up to $1,000 for not pressure-washing their driveway,” Arrington said.

Read more: https://floridapolitics.com/archives/482531-victor-torres-kristen-arrington-bills-target-hoa-fines-liens/

[Zorro]

1. If it's in the HOA's CC&Rs

then the owners agreed to abide by those regulations when they purchased their homes.

It's about maintaining community standards; a visually neglected property affects the value of the neighborhood homes.