NEWS ARTICLES

 

We would like to provide an important update about Arizona SB 1582: Backyard fowl regulation. An amendment was added to this legislation that infringes on your association's right to regulate chickens and other household pets. 

 

This amendment would limit community association authority by prohibiting them from restricting household pets based on breed, size, or weight and rendering any existing rules unenforceable. The bill does not define household pets, so potentially any animal, including livestock, could be considered a household pet that associations would be required to allow in their communities. The bill would also require associations to allow each single-family home to keep up to 6 backyard chickens, even in zero-lot-line communities and communities with very little yard space. 

 

Your voice as a board member matters, and we encourage you to use the link below to contact your representatives and urge them to oppose SB 1582. 
Form to Contact Your Representatives
By filling out the form linked above, your message will be sent to all of your representatives. Additionally, if you have any personal examples from your experience serving your community in Arizona of how this legislation could prevent an association from effectively managing its community, please include those details within the box in the form labeled “Message Body”.  

 

As always, we appreciate your continued partnership and your time and attention to this matter. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to your community manager or vice president.  

 

 

Sincerely, 

 

Justin Scott, CMCA, AMS 

President 

 

Stacy Maule 

Chief Operating Officer