Does Your HOA Have a Policy Regarding Requests for Approval to Install Solar Panels?

Requests from homeowners for approval to install solar panels on their property are becoming more and more common in homeowners associations throughout the country. Given the likelihood that most homeowners associations will have to address the issues involving the installation of solar panels on a homeowner’s separate interest sooner or later, associations should be prepared for properly handling those issues when they do come up.

While homeowners do not have a right to install solar panels on common area property, they generally do have limited rights to install them in portions of their separate interest property, and statutes that are currently in effect in various states will typically limit a homeowners association’s ability to restrict the […]