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If you live in North Carolina, you likely have read or heard stories about HOAs prohibiting members from installing solar panels on their properties or of members being sued by their...
Approximately twenty-five percent of North Carolinians live in a planned community where the restrictive covenants are administered by a homeowners association ("HOA").
North Carolina: HOA may not rely upon general authority from its governing documents to regulate improvements, restrict installation and use of solar panels.Governing documents must expressly include a solar power restriction in order for an HOA to regulate solar panels.
A North Carolina Supreme Court ruling last week makes it easier for property owners who belong to homeowners associations to install rooftop solar panels.