Arizona Bill to End HOA & Lot Size Requirements for Houses Goes to Hobbs

Article originally posted on AZ Central on March 13, 2024

Controversial legislation to stop Arizona cities from requiring HOAs, minimum home sizes and community amenities has passed in both the House and Senate and is headed to the governor.

House Bill 2570 garnered bipartisan support in the Legislature to address Arizona’s housing crisis, but powerful groups are against it.

“We have watched as out-of-control zoning regulations have caused Arizona to now be one of the most expensive places in the country,” said Senate President Warren Petersen, R-Gilbert, during a rally for the Arizona Starter Homes Act at the Capitol on Tuesday.

He said it’s taking too long to get much-needed housing built and that’s pushing up prices.

“Sponsors and supporters of HB2570 did not engage a full array of stakeholders before the bill was put on a fast track at the legislature,” the letter said. “From the start, HB2570 was one-sided legislation to give developers their long-sought goal of undermining municipal zoning without requiring that they actually build affordable housing.”