<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4KyrFn_1GqQH0QO00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4KyrFn_1GqQH0QO00" width="416" height="234" ><figcaption>Georgia State Capitol. (Courtesy of Gabriela Henriquez Stoikow)</figcaption></figure>The Georgia Property Owners’ Bill of Rights could level the playing field for homeowners and their community associations.Officials with the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office held two rounds of public hearings this week as it irons out the wrinkles of a new law that could give homeowners more power to take on their HOAs over excessive fines or fees. On Wednesday and Thursday, a six-person panel of state officials and lawmakers listened to hours of public comment from homeowners who asked for more transparency in how their HOAs are run.The Secretary of State’s office is considering how to oversee and enforce the new rules, most of which will start next year.Nicky Buggs, a homeowner at the Landmark condo tower in downtown Atlanta, said that for years residents at the building have fought excessive fees and charges. Some longtime residents risk losing their homes to foreclosure, she said.“I lose my home. I will be homeless. That is the truth of it. And it’s sad because the laws are painfully slow,” Buggs told the panel at the Coverdell Legislative Office Building on Thursday.</div></body>

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The Georgia Property Owners’ Bill of Rights could level the playing field for homeowners and their community associations. Officials with the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office held two rounds of public hearings this week as it irons out the wrinkles of a new law that could give homeowners more power to take on their HOAs over excessive fines or fees.

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