Hawaii House Bill 2286

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-06 - The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
Pending: House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Requires fees for attorneys retained by a condominium association to be paid from the association's funds or reserves, except in matters involving the collection of delinquent assessments. Prohibits associations from assessing, demanding, or seeking reimbursement from unit owners for legal fees that are in excess of twenty-five per cent of the original debt. Requires attorneys retained by an association to confine their communications to the board, except when requesting essential information from unit owners, and refrain from billing unit owners directly. Requires attorneys retained by an association for debt collection purposes to abide by the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Requires certain information to be included in each billing statement sent by the attorneys retained by an association. Clarifies that costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of an association for foreclosing on a lien must be promptly paid on demand, as long as thirty days have elapsed since a notice of default and intention to foreclose has been served on a unit owner.

Relating To Condominium Associations.

Rep. Della au Belatti [D]	Rep. Terez Amato [D]	Rep. Andrew Garrett [D]	Rep. Lisa Marten [D]
Rep. Rose Martinez [D]	Rep. May Mizuno [D]	Rep. Amy Perruso [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-06	House	The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
2024-02-02	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 02-06-24 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2024-01-26	House	Referred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3
2024-01-24	House	Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2024-01-22	House	Pending introduction.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2286&year=2024
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB2286_.HTM