Senate
File
325
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
325
BY
CHAPMAN
,
ERNST
,
JOHNSON
,
GUTH
,
and
ANDERSON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
rights
of
members
of
a
residential
1
cooperative
or
owners
of
a
condominium.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
499A.2A,
Code
2013,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
a.
The
bylaws
shall
not
prohibit
3
or
restrict
a
member
from
displaying
political
signs
for
4
sixty
days
prior
to
the
day
of
an
election
and
fourteen
days
5
following
such
election,
or
restrict
the
size
of
the
sign
to
6
less
than
seven
hundred
fifty
square
inches.
7
b.
Subject
to
the
size
provisions
in
this
subsection,
signs
8
advocating
for
or
against
a
specific
issue
may
be
displayed
at
9
any
time.
10
Sec.
2.
Section
499B.15,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
11
follows:
12
499B.15
Contents
of
bylaws.
13
1.
The
bylaws
must
provide
for
at
least
the
following:
14
1.
a.
The
form
of
administration,
indicating
whether
15
this
shall
be
in
charge
of
an
administrator
or
of
a
board
of
16
administration,
or
otherwise,
and
specifying
the
powers,
manner
17
of
removal,
and,
where
proper,
the
compensation
thereof.
18
2.
b.
If
the
form
of
administration
is
a
board
of
19
administration,
board
meetings
must
be
open
to
all
apartment
20
owners
except
for
meetings
between
the
board
and
its
attorney
21
with
respect
to
proposed
or
pending
litigation
where
the
22
contents
of
the
discussion
would
otherwise
be
governed
by
23
the
attorney-client
privilege.
Notice
of
each
board
meeting
24
must
be
mailed
or
delivered
to
each
apartment
owner
at
least
25
seven
days
before
the
meeting.
Minutes
of
meetings
of
the
26
board
of
administration
must
be
maintained
in
written
form
27
or
in
another
form
that
can
be
converted
into
written
form
28
within
a
reasonable
time.
The
official
records
of
the
board
29
of
administration
must
be
open
to
inspection
and
available
for
30
photocopying
at
reasonable
times
and
places.
Any
action
taken
31
by
a
board
of
administration
at
a
meeting
that
is
in
violation
32
of
any
of
the
provisions
of
this
subsection
is
not
valid
or
33
enforceable.
34
3.
c.
Method
of
calling
or
summoning
the
co-owners
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to
assemble;
what
percentage,
if
other
than
a
majority
of
1
apartment
owners,
shall
constitute
a
quorum;
who
is
to
preside
2
over
the
meeting
and
who
will
keep
the
minute
book
wherein
the
3
resolutions
shall
be
recorded.
4
4.
d.
Maintenance,
repair
,
and
replacement
of
the
common
5
areas
and
facilities
and
payments
therefor
including
the
method
6
of
approving
payment
vouchers.
7
5.
e.
Manner
of
collecting
from
the
apartment
owners
their
8
share
of
the
common
expenses.
9
6.
f.
Designation
and
removal
of
personnel
necessary
for
10
the
maintenance,
repair
,
and
replacement
of
the
common
areas
11
and
facilities.
12
7.
g.
The
percentage
of
votes
required
to
amend
the
bylaws.
13
2.
a.
The
bylaws
shall
not
prohibit
or
restrict
a
member
14
from
displaying
political
signs
for
sixty
days
prior
to
the
day
15
of
an
election
and
fourteen
days
following
such
election,
or
16
restrict
the
size
of
the
sign
to
less
than
seven
hundred
fifty
17
square
inches.
18
b.
Subject
to
the
size
provisions
in
this
subsection,
signs
19
advocating
for
or
against
a
specific
issue
may
be
displayed
at
20
any
time.
21
EXPLANATION
22
This
bill
prohibits
the
bylaws
of
homeowners
associations
23
or
of
housing
cooperatives
from
restricting
individual
owners
24
from
displaying
political
signs
less
than
60
days
prior
to
25
any
election
and
14
days
following
any
election,
and
cannot
26
restrict
the
size
of
the
sign
to
less
than
750
square
inches.
27
The
bill
provides
that
signs
advocating
for
or
against
a
28
specific
issue
may
be
displayed
at
any
time.
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