Enrolled Bill Summary

            House Bill 1285 amends the Uniform Condominium Act to subject condominiums created by declaration before January 1, 1994, to the act's provisions requiring open meetings of condominium associations and boards of directors. House Bill 1285 prohibits a condominium association or board from meeting to adopt changes to the declaration, articles of incorporation, bylaws, or rules of an association unless each unit owner has been provided with a copy of the proposed changes. A time limit is established for delivering the information. In addition, House Bill 1285 imposes new notification requirements relating to board meetings and specifies that unless provided otherwise by the association's governing documents, board meetings may not address fines, damage assessment, architectural appeals, or the suspension of an association member's rights, before the member has had an opportunity to speak on the issue. This restriction also applies to actions taken by boards without a meeting or in meetings held by telephone or other means.