Homeowners' Preferred Language Notice to Homeowners' Association

Under current law, a unit owner in a homeowners' association (HOA) may notify the HOA that the unit owner prefers to receive correspondence and notices from the HOA in a language other than English. The HOA is then required to send the unit owner correspondence and notices in both English and the preferred language.

The bill:

• Authorizes the HOA to require that the unit owner first demonstrate the need for correspondence and notices in the preferred language before sending correspondence and notices to the unit owner in the preferred language; and
• Removes the requirement that the HOA send correspondence and notices to the unit owner in both English and the unit owner's preferred language, instead requiring that the HOA send the correspondence and notices only in the unit owner's preferred language.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)