Are you worried about what your HOA (Home Owners Association) would say about your proposed solar panel installation? HOA’s help keep neighborhoods nice, but they can make things difficult for homeowners considering home improvements visible from the exterior.
If you have an HOA and want to install a solar water heater or solar PV system you are in luck. There is a federal bill in place that prohibits your HOA from preventing the installation of solar panels and solar water heaters. Click here for the details
This is a bill. As it is not a law, it does not have the power to prohibit my HOA from doing anything. The last action on this bill was in 2007 when it was referred to (”died in”) committee. Please contact your elected representative if you would like to see further action on this issue. Thanks!
In Maryland please reference state law, chapter 138, available here:
http://mlis.state.md.us/2008rs/billfile/HB0117.htm
Which accomplishes the same thing.
Thanks again!