HB 444 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Homeowners Association Reform Bill.

HB 444, the Homeowners Association Reform Bill, proposes changes to laws governing both homeowners and unit owner associations, directly affecting these organizations and their members. It stipulates that association declaration amendments only apply to owners whose properties are conveyed after the amendment takes effect. The bill also regulates managing agent contracts, limits an association's ability to enforce parking restrictions on public streets, and caps fees for lender-requested documents during property sales. Additionally, it mandates prelitigation mediation for disputes and requires the Department of Justice to collect and report on related complaints.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 18, 2025 Last action May 6, 2025
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Edition 2 Edition 3 · 1 edit
MINOR
This revision updates the bill's version number and committee substitute date from 4/17/25 to 5/6/25, reflecting continued legislative review. The substantive policy content regarding HOA regulations, fines, and management agent compensation remains unchanged between these two versions.
TECHNICAL

Updated the document version identifier from H444-v-2 to H444-v-3 and changed the committee substitute date from 4/17/25 to 5/6/25, indicating this is the second committee substitute version.

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Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
5
May 6, 2025
Committee
Re-ref Com On Judiciary 1
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav Com Sub 2
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Committee
Re-ref Com On Commerce and Economic Development
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Committee
Ref to the Com on Housing and Development, if favorable, Commerce and Economic Development, if favorable, Judiciary 1, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors

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