Arizona 2025 2025 Regular Session

Arizona Senate Bill SB1535 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/03/2025

                    REFERENCE TITLE: homeowner's associations; address lights             State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025           SB 1535           Introduced by  Senator Kavanagh                    An Act   amending title 33, chapter 9, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 33-1261.01; amending title 33, chapter 16, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 33-1816.01; relating to condominiums and planned communities.     (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)   

 

 

 

 

REFERENCE TITLE: homeowner's associations; address lights
State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025
SB 1535
Introduced by  Senator Kavanagh

REFERENCE TITLE: homeowner's associations; address lights

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

First Regular Session

2025

 

 

 

SB 1535

 

Introduced by 

Senator Kavanagh

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An Act

 

amending title 33, chapter 9, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 33-1261.01; amending title 33, chapter 16, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 33-1816.01; relating to condominiums and planned communities.

 

 

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 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Title 33, chapter 9, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 33-1261.01, to read: START_STATUTE33-1261.01. Lighted home address device; reasonable restrictions; fees and costs A. Notwithstanding any provision in the condominium documents, an association shall not prohibit the installation or use of a lighted home address device that does the following: 1. Provides a lighted display of the house number. 2. Flashes red and blue when activated. 3. Is visible from the street. 4. Has a low-light adjustment. B. An association may adopt reasonable rules regarding the placement of a lighted home address device if those rules do not prevent the installation, defeat the purpose or impair the functioning, restrict the use or adversely affect the cost or efficiency of the device. The association may apply reasonable lighting restrictions and the device shall comply with any municipal lighting ordinance. C. Notwithstanding any provision of the condominium documents, the court shall award reasonable attorney fees and costs to any party who substantially prevails in an action against the board of directors of the association for a violation of this section.END_STATUTE Sec. 2. Title 33, chapter 16, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 33-1816.01, to read: START_STATUTE33-1816.01. Lighted home address device; reasonable restrictions; fees and costs A. Notwithstanding any provision in the community documents, an association shall not prohibit the installation or use of a lighted home address device that does the following: 1. Provides a lighted display of the house number. 2. Flashes red and blue when activated. 3. Is visible from the street. 4. Has a low-light adjustment. B. An association may adopt reasonable rules regarding the placement of a lighted home address device if those rules do not prevent the installation, defeat the purpose or impair the functioning, restrict the use or adversely affect the cost or efficiency of the device. The association may apply reasonable lighting restrictions and the device shall comply with any municipal lighting ordinance. C. Notwithstanding any provision of the community documents, the court shall award reasonable attorney fees and costs to any party who substantially prevails in an action against the board of directors of the association for a violation of this section. END_STATUTE 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 33, chapter 9, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 33-1261.01, to read:

START_STATUTE33-1261.01. Lighted home address device; reasonable restrictions; fees and costs

A. Notwithstanding any provision in the condominium documents, an association shall not prohibit the installation or use of a lighted home address device that does the following:

1. Provides a lighted display of the house number.

2. Flashes red and blue when activated.

3. Is visible from the street.

4. Has a low-light adjustment.

B. An association may adopt reasonable rules regarding the placement of a lighted home address device if those rules do not prevent the installation, defeat the purpose or impair the functioning, restrict the use or adversely affect the cost or efficiency of the device. The association may apply reasonable lighting restrictions and the device shall comply with any municipal lighting ordinance.

C. Notwithstanding any provision of the condominium documents, the court shall award reasonable attorney fees and costs to any party who substantially prevails in an action against the board of directors of the association for a violation of this section.END_STATUTE

Sec. 2. Title 33, chapter 16, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 33-1816.01, to read:

START_STATUTE33-1816.01. Lighted home address device; reasonable restrictions; fees and costs

A. Notwithstanding any provision in the community documents, an association shall not prohibit the installation or use of a lighted home address device that does the following:

1. Provides a lighted display of the house number.

2. Flashes red and blue when activated.

3. Is visible from the street.

4. Has a low-light adjustment.

B. An association may adopt reasonable rules regarding the placement of a lighted home address device if those rules do not prevent the installation, defeat the purpose or impair the functioning, restrict the use or adversely affect the cost or efficiency of the device. The association may apply reasonable lighting restrictions and the device shall comply with any municipal lighting ordinance.

C. Notwithstanding any provision of the community documents, the court shall award reasonable attorney fees and costs to any party who substantially prevails in an action against the board of directors of the association for a violation of this section. END_STATUTE