KansasProposal would block covenant bans on residential rooftop solar panels
The proposal would prevent residential covenants from limiting rooftop solar and let associations set reasonable rules that do not prohibit installation.
What it does
The proposal would make covenant rules limiting or banning rooftop solar void and unenforceable. It names July 1, 2025, but also says the act would take effect after publication in the statute book.
After July 1, 2025, associations could set reasonable rules about solar panels, but could not prohibit rooftop installation. The proposal's separate effective-date clause says the act would take effect after publication in the statute book.
Argument forHomeowners could install rooftop solar despite a covenant limit, while associations could still set reasonable rules that do not block installation.
Argument againstAssociations could lose the ability to enforce some rooftop rules because covenants could no longer limit or ban solar panels.
More detail
The proposal would make covenant terms that limit or ban rooftop solar void and unenforceable. It covers solar panels on the rooftop of any residential property. Section 1 names July 1, 2025; Section 2 says the act would take effect after publication in the statute book.
After July 1, 2025, a homeowners association could adopt reasonable rules about solar panels, but could not prohibit rooftop installation. This applies to homeowners associations and solar panels on residential rooftops. The rules could not prohibit rooftop installation. The rule-making authority is stated to apply after July 1, 2025; the act's general effective-date clause says it would take effect after publication in the statute book.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Died
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 10Died in CommitteeDied
- 2025
- Feb 4Referred to Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and EthicsMinor
- Feb 3IntroducedIntroduced
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