Act NOW and message your legislators about the concerns with H.B. 406. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Walter, would implement a variety of changes to the functionality and operations of homeowners’ associations, as well as disclose the private information of volunteer board members. 

If passed as written, the real-world impact would include: 

• Require public disclosure of volunteer board members’ names, phone numbers, and email addresses with the Utah Department of Commerce: 
• Restrict cost recovery for records requests to copy and scanning time only, excluding time spent gathering and fulfilling requests;
• Revise the civil penalty framework during the issuance of an ombuds opinion, capping total civil penalties at $5,000; 
• Cap all administrative set up fees at $200;
• Subject condo projects to the Community Associations Act due to unclear legislative language; and
• Restrict associations’ CC&Rs/Declarations/Covenants in the same way that rules adopted by boards are.