California established the.
Florida solar panel law hoa.
Whether you are a member living within a development governed by a homeowners association hoa or a condominium owners association coa and interested in installing solar panels on your home or a member of the board of directors of a hoa coa or its respective architectural review committees arc in florida it.
Generally speaking the answer is no a homeowners association is not able to prevent you from installed solar panels and that is solidly in law in florida statute 163 04.
Homeowners associations in florida.
These laws are constantly changing.
The florida solar rights act.
Florida law forbids any entity including homeowner associations from prohibiting the installation of solar or other renewable energy devices on florida buildings.
An hoa may restrict where you place your solar panels but not if the system s performance suffers as a result.
Solar has been getting a lot of attention in the past couple of years in florida and there is a reason why.
If an association wishes to regulate solar panels and other renewable energy devices it should contact its attorney in order to obtain assistance in providing guidelines that comply with florida law.
Jennifer englert olg founder managing partner.
Florida law forbids any entity including a homeowners association from prohibiting the installation of solar panels or other renewable energy devices on a building reasonable restrictions can be established for installations but restrictions cannot impair the performance or increase the cost which would impair the economic performance of a renewable energy device.
In addition to solar access laws and easements many states have additional provisions to protect your solar access rights.
California and new york.
The association can also regulate the height of the solar panels from the surface of the roof.
When you want to go solar but you have an hoa or coa be sure to get a written copy of any requirements they may have for your solar panel system.
Not only has the cost of solar been going down significantly year by year but florida is also one of the best states in the country for solar.
Let s take a look at examples from two of our biggest states with hot solar markets.
In fact florida ranks 3rd in the nation in solar potential yet they fall much lower when looking at how much solar is actually installed in.
Florida statute 163 04 forbids any binding agreement between hoas or otherwise to prohibit a property owner from installing solar.
And in addition to the other requirements the florida solar rights law states that any placement selected by the hoa or coa must face within 45 degrees of due south for maximum sunlight exposure.
