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Read. Follow. Verify.Idaho House Bill 708 Establishes Automatic Dissolution for Homeowner's Associations After Ten Years Unless Members Vote to Continue
Last action · February 17, 2026: Reported Printed and Referred to Business
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What This Bill Proposed
HOMEOWNER’S ASSOCIATIONS – Adds to existing law to provide for automatic dissolution of homeowner’s associations.
Property owners in Idaho HOAs face mandatory dissolution of their associations every ten years unless active membership votes to preserve them, affecting how , assets, and neighborhood maintenance are managed.
- Homeowner's associations in Idaho are currently governed under Chapter 32 of Title 55 of the Idaho Code as non-expiring corporate or unincorporated entities. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Homeowner's associations
Homeowner's associations are subject to automatic dissolution every ten years unless their members vote to continue.
Homeowner's association members and lot owners
Members must vote and participate in meetings to prevent dissolution and are impacted by the disposition of common property and association assets.
Key Facts
- Any HOA in existence for ten years or more as of July 1, 2026, automatically dissolves on July 1, 2029, unless members vote against dissolution.
- HOAs in existence for less than ten years as of July 1, 2026, or created after that date, automatically dissolve ten years from their incorporation date unless members vote against it.
- HOAs must hold a membership meeting and provide proper notice and a plan of dissolution before the automatic dissolution date.
- Automatic dissolution is prevented if a majority of eligible voters cast ballots against dissolution.
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- If an HOA continues following a successful vote against dissolution, it faces another automatic dissolution vote ten years later and every ten years thereafter.
- Common property and areas remain dedicated to member use, and the dissolution plan must provide for asset disposition to a successor entity, lot owners, or local government.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does an existing homeowner's association automatically dissolve under this bill?
How can an association stop the automatic dissolution?
What happens to common property if an HOA dissolves?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Feb 17, 2026CommitteeReported Printed and Referred to Business
- Feb 16, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
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Periodic Sunset Mechanism for Private Associations
The bill introduces a novel sunset and renewal requirement for private legal entities like homeowner's associations, requiring active periodic consent from members to remain incorporated.
Sources
legislature.idaho.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 80)
- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz45Current news / social attention level
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