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09 LC 38 0933S

The Senate Economic Development Committee offered the following substitute to HB 528:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Chapter 3 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of specialized land transactions, so as to require developers to provide audits to homeowners in certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.
Chapter 3 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of specialized land transactions, is amended by adding a new article to read as follows:

"ARTICLE 7

44-3-250.
Any developer that directly manages a homeowners' association whose annual assessment fee is $500.00 or more in a development or subdivision with 20 or more homes shall provide a report itemizing the expenses for such homeowners' association to each homeowner not later than 60 days after the end of the year for which fees were assessed. This Code section shall not apply to any development that has been made a property owners' development in accordance with Article 6 of this chapter, the 'Georgia Property Owners' Association Act.'"

SECTION 2.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.