Alternative Dispute Resolution
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Montgomery County - Common Ownership Communities - Disputes, Payments, and Elections MC 11-25 [HB-1117]
Establishing certain requirements for elections to governing bodies and organizing activities of cooperative housing corporations, condominiums, and homeowners associations in Montgomery County; establishing procedures and requirements during a dispute between a member or an owner and a cooperative housing corporation, condominium, or homeowners association in Montgomery County; etc.
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Gettr Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Common Ownership Communities - Ombudsman Unit, Governing Document Database, and Local Commissions [SB-866]
Establishing the Common Ownership Community Ombudsman Unit in the Office of the Attorney General to monitor relevant changes in federal and State laws, make certain information publicly available, assist members in understanding certain rights and processes, and provide information on alternative dispute resolution services; requiring common ownership communities to file certain documents; requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to establish a data base of governing documents; etc.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Common Ownership Communities - Local Commissions [HB-558]
Establishing requirements for a local commission on common ownership communities established by the local government of a county.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Community Associations - Registration Fees for Administrative Hearing Process PG 408-25 [HB-360]
Altering the registration fee requirement for the Community Association Registry; permitting the County Executive to establish the registration fee; prohibiting a person or entity who fails to register from filing a dispute; and requiring the Prince George's County Office of Community Relations to provide revenue from annual community association registration fees to fund the administrative hearing process for disputes between community associations and owners in Prince George's County.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Relating To Condominiums. [SB-146]
Amends the conditions and procedures of alternative dispute resolution methods for condominium-related disputes, including the use of evaluative mediation or binding arbitration. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Common Ownership Communities - Ombudsman Unit, Governing Document Database, and Local Commissions [HB-306]
Establishing the Common Ownership Community Ombudsman Unit in the Division of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General to receive and respond to certain complaints; requiring common ownership communities to file certain documents with the Department of Housing and Community Development; requiring the Department to establish a database of governing documents accessible to the public; and establishing requirements for a local common ownership commission established by the local government of a county.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Real Property - Regulation of Common Ownership Community Managers [HB-303]
Creating the State Board of Common Ownership Community Managers in the Maryland Department of Labor to oversee the licensing of community managers who provide management services for common ownership communities; providing that certain provisions of the Act do not prohibit certain persons from providing certain services under certain circumstances; requiring an individual to be issued a license by the Board before providing management services for a common ownership community under certain circumstances; etc.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Task Force on Common Ownership Communities [HB-294]
Establishing the Task Force on Common Ownership Communities to study the education and training needs of common ownership community boards and new and prospective owners of homes and dwelling units in common ownership communities; and requiring the Task Force to submit a final report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2026.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Task Force on Common Ownership Communities [SB-71]
Establishing the Task Force on Common Ownership Communities to study the education and training needs of common ownership community boards and new and prospective owners of homes and dwelling units in common ownership communities; and requiring the Task Force to submit a final report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2026.
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Arizona Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session (2025)
Alternative dispute resolution; justice; fund [SB-1005]
Alternative dispute resolution; justice; fund
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Common Ownership Communities - Ombudsman Unit, Governing Document Database, and Local Commissions [HB-1457]
Establishing the Common Ownership Community Ombudsman Unit in the Division of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General to receive and respond to certain complaints; requiring common ownership communities to file certain documents with the Department of Housing and Community Development; requiring the Department to establish a database of governing documents accessible to the public; and establishing requirements for a local common ownership commission established by the local government of a county.
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To Condominiums. [HB-2313]
Repeals the cutoff date of Act 196, SLH 2018, that allowed the use of funds in the Condominium Education Trust Fund initially dedicated to support voluntary binding arbitration to be used for other educational purposes. Takes effect 7/1/2040. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To Condominiums. [SB-594]
Repeals the sunset date of Act 196, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018, that allowed for voluntary binding arbitration for condominium related disputes and amended the conditions for mediation.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Montgomery County and Prince George's County - Rent Court Workforce Solutions Pilot Program [HB-372]
Establishing the Rent Court Workforce Solutions Pilot Program in Montgomery County and Prince George's County to provide residential tenants who are facing eviction for a failure to pay rent with information on workforce development and employment opportunities; and requiring by January 1, 2026 and each January 1 thereafter, a designated organization to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the number of individuals that were connected to workforce development programs or employment opportunities through the Program.
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To Condominiums. [HB-381]
Repeals the cutoff date of Act 196, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018, that allowed the use of funds in the condominium education trust fund initially dedicated to support voluntary binding arbitration to be used for other educational purposes. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Saiki Carried Over To 2024 Regular Session. on 12/11/2023
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Montgomery County and Prince George's County - Rent Court Workforce Solutions Pilot Program [SB-354]
Establishing the Rent Court Workforce Solutions Pilot Program in Montgomery County and Prince George's County to provide defendant tenants in failure to pay rent cases with workforce resources and information on workforce development, registered apprenticeships, and other employment opportunities; and requiring, by January 1, 2026, and each January 1 thereafter, a designated organization to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the number of individuals that were connected to certain opportunities through the Program.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Common Ownership Communities - Local Commissions - Requirements [HB-279]
Establishing requirements for a local common ownership commission established by a local government.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Real Property - Regulation of Common Ownership Community Managers [HB-273]
Creating the State Board of Common Ownership Community Managers in the Maryland Department of Labor to oversee the licensing of community managers who provide management services for common ownership communities; providing that certain provisions of the Act do not prohibit certain persons from providing certain services under certain circumstances; requiring an individual to be issued a license by the Board before providing management services for a common ownership community under certain circumstances; etc.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Task Force on Common Ownership Communities [HB-286]
Establishing the Task Force on Common Ownership Communities to study the education and training needs of common ownership community boards and new and prospective owners of homes and dwelling units in common ownership communities; and requiring the Task Force to submit a final report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2025.
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Common-interest Developments. [HB-1509]
Establishes a Planned Community Association Oversight Task Force to examine the rights afforded to owners in condominium property regimes and determine the feasibility of extending any of those rights to members of planned community associations. Establishes a Condominium Property Regime Task Force to examine and evaluate issues regarding condominium property regimes and conduct an assessment of the alternative dispute resolution systems that have been established by the Legislature. Requires interim and final reports to the Legislature. Task forces
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