Bill Text: IN HB1058 | 2011 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Homeowners associations.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-16 - Effective 07/01/2011 [HB1058 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2011-HB1058-Enrolled.html
First Regular Session 117th General Assembly (2011)
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HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1058
AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning property.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 32-25.5-1-1; (11)HE1058.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 32-25.5-1-1, AS ADDED BY P.L.167-2009,
SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2011]: Sec. 1. (a) This article applies to the following:
(1) A homeowners association established after June 30, 2009.
(2) A homeowners association established before July 1, 2009:
(A) if a majority of the members of the homeowners association elect to be governed by this article; or
(B) if the number of members required by the homeowners association's governing documents elect to be governed by this article if a different number of members other than the number established in clause (A) is required by the governing documents.
(b) IC 32-25.5-3-8 applies to all homeowners associations.
(1) A homeowners association established after June 30, 2009.
(2) A homeowners association established before July 1, 2009:
(A) if a majority of the members of the homeowners association elect to be governed by this article; or
(B) if the number of members required by the homeowners association's governing documents elect to be governed by this article if a different number of members other than the number established in clause (A) is required by the governing documents.
(b) IC 32-25.5-3-8 applies to all homeowners associations.
SOURCE: IC 32-25.5-3-8; (11)HE1058.1.2. -->
SECTION 2. IC 32-25.5-3-8 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2011]: Sec. 8. (a) The attorney general may bring an action
against a board or an individual member of a board of a
homeowners association if the attorney general finds that:
(1) the association's funds have been knowingly or intentionally misappropriated or diverted by a board member; or
(2) a board member has knowingly or intentionally used the
(1) the association's funds have been knowingly or intentionally misappropriated or diverted by a board member; or
(2) a board member has knowingly or intentionally used the
board member's position on the board to commit fraud or a
criminal act against the association or the association's
members.
(b) A court in which an action is brought under this section may
do the following:
(1) Issue an injunction.
(2) Order the board member to make restitution to the
homeowners association or to a member.
(3) Order a board member to be removed from the board.
(4) Order a board member to reimburse the state for the
reasonable costs of the attorney general's investigation and
prosecution of the violation.
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