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H1212 • 2025

HOA Accessory Limitation Ban.

HOA Accessory Limitation Ban.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Liu, Johnson-Hostler, Ager, Belk, Butler, Carney, Greenfield, Harrison, F. Jackson, Logan, Lopez, Price
Last action
2026-05-05
Official status
Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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HOA Accessory Limitation Ban.

HOA Accessory Limitation Ban.

What This Bill Does

  • HOA Accessory Limitation Ban.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-05 House

    Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  2. 2026-05-05 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  3. 2026-04-30 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

HOA Accessory Limitation Ban.

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 1212

Short Title: HOA Accessory Limitation Ban. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Liu and Johnson-Hostler (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
May 5, 2026
*H1212-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO BAN HOMEOW NERS' ASSOCIATIONS F ROM REGULATING GARDE NS, 2
ACCESSORY DWELLING U NITS, AND SOLAR PANE LS AND TO BAN UNIT 3
OWNERS' ASSOCIATIONS FROM REGULATING SOLAR PANELS. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
SECTION 1. G.S. 47C-3-102 reads as rewritten: 6
"§ 47C-3-102. Powers of unit owners' association. 7
… 8
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the association may not impose limitations on unit 9
owners' ability to install, maintain, and use solar panels as a power source." 10
SECTION 2. G.S. 47F-3-102 reads as rewritten: 11
"§ 47F-3-102. Powers of owners' association. 12
(a) Unless the articles of incorporation or the declaration expressly provides to the 13
contrary, the association may do all of the following: 14
… 15
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the association may not impose limitations on lot 16
owners' ability to install, maintain, and use the following: 17
(1) Solar panels as a power source. 18
(2) Edible or pollinator gardens located within a lot owners' boundaries. 19
(3) Accessory dwelling units that meet applicable bui lding and environmental 20
codes that are also allowed by zoning restrictions." 21
SECTION 3. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of 22
Justice the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 23
2026-2027 fiscal year for education on these provisions. 24
SECTION 4. This act is effective when it becomes law. 25