| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 62 0187 |
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| 2 | 2 | | Senate Resolution 445 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Senators James of the 28th, Orrock of the 36th and Sims of the 12th |
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| 4 | 4 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 5 | 5 | | Encouraging the Department of Community Affairs to investigate the abusive practices of |
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| 7 | 7 | | homeowners' associations, particularly their impact on the elderly and other vulnerable2 |
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| 8 | 8 | | residents in a community; and for other purposes.3 |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, homeowners in Georgia are facing increases of abusive practices, retaliatory4 |
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| 10 | 10 | | actions, and financial exploitation by certain homeowners' associations and their boards; and5 |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, the unchecked proliferation of short-term rental properties in residential6 |
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| 12 | 12 | | communities has created significant challenges to community stability, homeowner safety,7 |
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| 13 | 13 | | and property values; and8 |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, unlicensed property management practices have led to financial9 |
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| 15 | 15 | | mismanagement and abuse of homeowners' rights; and10 |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, elderly homeowners are particularly vulnerable to intimidation, harassment, and11 |
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| 17 | 17 | | financial abuse by unscrupulous homeowners' associations; and12 |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, individuals taking action against homeowners' associations are subject to13 |
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| 19 | 19 | | retaliatory actions by the association; and14 |
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| 20 | 20 | | S. R. 445 |
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| 21 | 21 | | - 1 - 25 LC 62 0187 |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, clear legal protections and enforcement mechanisms are necessary to safeguard |
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| 24 | 24 | | homeowners' rights and prevent retaliatory actions against individuals who challenge16 |
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| 25 | 25 | | homeowners' association's conduct.17 |
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| 26 | 26 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that members of this body18 |
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| 27 | 27 | | encourage the Department of Community Affairs to investigate the abusive practices of19 |
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| 28 | 28 | | homeowners' associations, particularly their impact on the elderly and other vulnerable20 |
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| 29 | 29 | | residents in a community to protect those vulnerable individuals and better provide resources21 |
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| 30 | 30 | | and assistance to those individuals where such predatory practices exist.22 |
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| 31 | 31 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed23 |
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| 32 | 32 | | to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the Department24 |
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| 33 | 33 | | of Community Affairs.25 |
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| 34 | 34 | | S. R. 445 |
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