Oklahoma 2025 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB2264 Latest Draft

Bill / Amended Version Filed 03/07/2025

                             
 
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION 
 
STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) 
 
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE 
FOR 
HOUSE BILL NO. 2264 	By: Miller 
 
 
 
 
 
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE 
 
An Act relating to property; amending 60 O.S. 2021, 
Section 852, which relates to owners associations; 
providing that a lien filed shall include any 
obligation in connection with membership in the 
owners association by means of a levy or assessment 
which arise after the filing of the lien; providing 
that an owners association may collect on any amounts 
owed to it by filing an action; providing for 
attorney fees; providing outcome if a lien has been 
filed and the owners association is the prevailing 
party; providing outcome if no lien has been filed 
and the owners association is the prevailing party; 
providing outcome if owners or members are the 
prevailing party; providing when an owners 
association may foreclose upon a lien or a judgment 
lien; providing when lien or a judgment lien may be 
foreclosed against an owne rs association; providing 
for recovery of reasonable attorney fees; and 
providing an effective date. 
 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     60 O.S. 2021, Section 852, is 
amended to read as follows:   
 
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A.  An "owners association" may be formed by the owner or owners 
of real estate development for the purpose of: 
1.  providing Providing management, maintenance, preservation 
and control of commonly owned areas or any portion of or interest in 
them, and/or; and 
2.  enforcing Enforcing all mutual, common or reciprocal 
interests in or restrictions upon all or portions of such separately 
owned lots, parcels, or areas, or both. 
B.  An owners association shall be formed by the execution of an 
instrument signed and acknowledged by all owners of the real 
property included.  Such instrument shall set forth in detail the 
nature of the obligations of the members and shall be filed of 
record in the office of the county clerk of the county wherein the 
real property is located.  The instrument shall include a 
description of said real property. 
C.  The owners association shall have the power to enforce any 
obligation in connection with membership in the owners association 
by means of a levy or assessment wh ich may become a lien upon the 
separately or commonly owned lots, parcels or areas of defaulting 
owners or members, which said lien may be foreclosed in any manner 
provided by law for the foreclosure of mortgages or deeds of trust, 
with or without a power of sale.  In an action brought to enforce 
any lien authorized pursuant to the provisions of this section, the 
prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorney's   
 
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attorney fees to be fixed by the court, which shall be taxed as 
costs in the action.  The lien filed shall also include any 
obligation in connection with membership in the owners association 
by means of a levy or assessment which arise after the filing of the 
lien and is otherwise unpaid.  No lien may be placed or mortgage 
foreclosed unless the homeowner was informed in writing upon joining 
the owners association of the existence and content of the owners 
association restrictions and rules, and of the potential for 
financial liability to the individual owner by joining said owners 
association. 
D.  The owners association may collect on any amounts owed to it 
by filing an action in the district court where the separately or 
commonly owned lots, parcels or areas of defaulting owners or 
members is located.  In an action brought pursuant t o this 
subsection, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover 
reasonable attorney fees to be fixed by the court, which shall be 
taxed as costs in the action.  The filing of an action to collect 
under this subsection does not affect the rights of the owners 
association under subsection E of this section. 
1.  If a lien has been filed, and the owners association is the 
prevailing party, any judgment obtained against the defaulting 
owners or members shall supersede the lien and any amounts owed 
pursuant to the judgment, including attorney fees, may be collected   
 
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on by the owners association in any manner provided by law for the 
collection of judgments. 
2.  If no lien has been filed, and the owners association is the 
prevailing party, any judgment, includin g attorney fees, obtained 
against the defaulting owners or members may become a judgment lien 
and be collected on by the owners association in any manner provided 
by law for the collection of judgments. 
3.  If the owners or members are the prevailing party , any 
amounts owed pursuant to the judgment, including attorney fees, 
shall become an obligation of the owners association which shall be 
paid by the owners association, including but not limited to, by 
means of a levy or assessment upon the separately or commonly owned 
lots, parcels or areas of the owners or members excepting the 
prevailing party owners or members.  If the owners association also 
owns any common area property, the owners or members as the 
prevailing party may file a statement of judgment w hich shall attach 
to those common areas. 
E.  1.  After the third anniversary of the filing of a lien 
pursuant to subsection C of this section, or the filing of a 
judgment lien pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection D of this 
section, whichever is ear lier, if there are amounts still owed to 
the owners association, the lien or judgment lien may be foreclosed 
in any manner provided by law for the foreclosure of mortgages or 
deeds of trust, with or without a power of sale.   
 
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2.  After the third anniversary of the filing of a judgment lien 
pursuant to paragraph 3 of subsection D of this section, if there 
are amounts still owed by the owners association, the lien or 
judgment lien may be foreclosed in any manner provided by law for 
the foreclosure of mortgages or deeds of trust, with or without a 
power of sale. 
3.  In an action brought to enforce any lien authorized pursuant 
to the provisions of this subsection, the prevailing party shall be 
entitled to recover reasonable attorney fees to be fixed by the 
court, which shall be taxed as costs in the action. 
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2025. 
 
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON RULES, dated 03/06/2025 - DO PASS, 
As Amended.