HB 1306 - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-2260
12/10
HOUSE BILL 1306
AN ACT relative to special assessments for capital improvements in condominiums.
SPONSORS: Rep. Notter, Hills. 12
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits condominium boards from imposing a special assessment for capital improvement above 5 percent of budgeted gross expenses without unit owners association approval.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2260
12/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to special assessments for capital improvements in condominiums.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Condominium Act; Special Assessments for Capital Expenditures. Amend RSA 356-B:52, I(d) to read as follows:
(d) Copies of any management contract or other contracts, including leases, affecting the use, maintenance, or administration of, or access to, all or any part of the condominium with a projected budget for at least the first year of the condominium's operation (including projected common expense assessments for each unit), a statement of whether any provisions have been made in the budget for capital expenditures or major maintenance reserves, and the relationship, if any, between the declarant and the managing agent or firm; provided that no special assessments for capital expenditure improvements that exceed 5 percent of the budgeted gross expenses shall be allowed without approval of the unit owners association;
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 16, 2024 | House | Hearing |
| March 13, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| Oct. 17, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote |
Oct. 31, 2024: Interim Study Report: Not Recommended for Future Legislation (Vote 16-0)
Sept. 25, 2024: Executive Session: 10/17/2024 10:00 am LOB 302-304
Aug. 14, 2024: Full Committee Work Session: 09/11/2024 10:00 am LOB 302-304
March 28, 2024: Refer for Interim Study: MA VV 03/28/2024 HJ 10 P. 11
March 15, 2024: Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study 03/13/2024 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 12 P. 7
March 7, 2024: Executive Session: 03/13/2024 10:00 am LOB 302-304
Feb. 14, 2024: Subcommittee Work Session: 02/21/2024 01:15 am LOB 302-304
Jan. 9, 2024: Public Hearing: 01/16/2024 01:15 pm LOB 306-308
Dec. 6, 2023: Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 1 P. 15