CHAPTER 322
HB 1470 – FINAL VERSION
03Mar2010… 0541h
05/12/10 2023s
2010 SESSION
05/03
HOUSE BILL 1470
AN ACT establishing a committee to study laws relating to condominium and homeowners’ associations.
SPONSORS: Rep. S. Harvey, Hills 21; Rep. Kappler, Rock 2; Rep. Hackel, Hills 21; Rep. Almy, Graf 11; Sen. Merrill, Dist 21; Sen. Carson, Dist 14
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
This bill establishes a committee to study laws relating to condominium and homeowners’ associations.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03Mar2010… 0541h
05/12/10 2023s
10-2229
05/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten
AN ACT establishing a committee to study laws relating to condominium and homeowners’ associations.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
322:1 New Section; Condominium Act; Committee to Study the Laws Relating to Condominium and Homeowners’ Associations. Amend RSA 356-B by inserting after section 69 the following new section:
356-B:70 Committee to Study the Laws Relating to Condominium and Homeowners’ Associations.
I. There is established a committee to study laws relating to condominium and homeowners’ associations.
II. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
III. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
IV. The committee shall:
(a) Study laws relevant to condominium and other homeowners’ associations.
(b) Study the registration of subdivisions under the land sales full disclosure act, RSA 356-A, and condominiums under the condominium act, RSA 356-B, with the department of justice.
(c) Evaluate the need to distinguish smaller and larger associations in the statutes and to differentiate between condominium associations and homeowners’ associations.
(d) Study model laws for possible improvement to New Hampshire laws.
(e) Recommend statutory changes.
(f) Solicit information and testimony from the Community Associations Institute and others with expertise or information relevant to the committee’s study.
V. The members of the committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
VI. The committee shall submit an annual report of its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2010 and each November 1 thereafter.
322:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: July 20, 2010
Effective Date: July 20, 2010