North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H1174: HOA Oversight Act.
Status: In committee, May 28, 2026
What the bill says
An act to require the department of justice to provide oversight of complaints regarding owners' associations and their members and to require the department to put forth a committee report as well as a public report.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING OWNERS' ASSOCIATIONS AND THEIR MEMBERS AND TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO PUT FORTH A COMMITTEE REPORT AS WELL AS A PUBLIC REPORT. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. Article 1 of Chapter 114 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read: "§ 114-8.8. Collection and report of owners' association complaint data. (a) The Department of Justice shall receive and record complaints by members of associations of unit owners or lot owners concerning disputes with their associations as required by this section. For the purposes of this section, the term "association" means an association of unit or lot owners organized under Chapter 47C or Chapter 47F of the General Statutes. The Department of Justice shall publish a complaint form providing for electronic submission of those complaints on its website. When the Department receives a complaint via phone, mail, or online, it shall collect the following information from the complainant: (1) The name and contact information of the complainant. (2) Name of the association and their contact information, including their phone number, address, city, and county of the association's location. (3) The name and contact information of any other party or parties to the dispute …
Sponsors
- Ward, Bill (R, 5) · primary sponsor
- Pike, Joseph (R, 6) · primary sponsor
- Liu, Ya (D, 21) · primary sponsor
- Iler, Frank (R, 17) · primary sponsor
- Belk, Mary (D, 88)
- Brown, Gloristine (D, 8)
- Butler, Deb (D, 18)
- Cervania, Maria (D, 41)
- Cohn, Bryan (D, 32)
- Colvin, Mike (D, 42)
- Cunningham, Carla D. (I, 106)
- Harrison, Pricey (D, 61)
Latest actions
- : Re-ref to the Com on Housing and Development, if favorable, Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Withdrawn From Com
- : Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: BUDGETING, HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS, REPORTS, PUBLIC, HOUSING, NGOS, JUSTICE DEPT., STUDIES
Common questions
- What is H1174?
- H1174 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): HOA Oversight Act.
- What does H1174 do?
- In its own words: An act to require the department of justice to provide oversight of complaints regarding owners' associations and their members and to require the department to put forth a committee report as well as a public report.
- What is the status of H1174?
- In committee as of May 28, 2026. Latest action: Re-ref to the Com on Housing and Development, if favorable, Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (May 28, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1174?
- Ward, Bill (R, 5), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H1174?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H1174
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