Virginia's legislature sent three bills that benefit homeowners to Gov. McDonnell and approved a $70 billion budget that may reduce local government programs or force them to raise property taxes.
House Bill 552: Preventing local governments from changing their minds about zoning
HB552: PASSED THE HOUSE AND SENATE
Imagine having your local government approve a zoning change so you can improve your property. But after you begin work, the locality reverses its decision, and you're forced to tear down what you've done.
It can happen and it does happen. This law will prevent that by strengthening "vested rights" laws to prevent localities from changing their decisions on zoning rulings.
House Bill 430: Increasing fairness in the real estate assessment process
HB430: PASSED THE HOUSE AND SENATE
Some more education for the people in charge of real estate appraisals can only make our system better. This new law will require additional education for real estate assessors, and ensure that members of the board that hears your appeal have expertise in appraisal and home valuation. It will also make the appeals process friendlier for homeowners: Upon request, the assessor must disclose information about your assessment, and the homeowner's standard of proof will be lowered.
HB191: PASSED THE HOUSE AND SENATE
Today, if you have a complaint about your homeowners association, an ombudsman at a Virginia government agency called the Common Interest Community Board can help resolve it. But different HOAs have different complaint procedures. This new law allows the ombudsman to set a single procedure for all home- and property-owners associations.House Bill 191: Making sure HOA complaints are handled fairly
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