A LAWMAKER wants new legislation that would mandate the creation of conciliation committees within homeowners’ associations (HOAs) to amicably settle disputes among their members.
Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan of Bicol Saro party-list said the measure, as outlined under House Bill (HB) 10908, aims to provide homeowners’ associations with a “simplified and inexpensive means” of resolving disputes among their members, which, in turn, would promote harmonious and unified communities.
“This measure is a recognition that the ties among residents within (subdivisions) are not merely legal, but also personal,” said Yamsuan, a former assistant secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).
“Neighbors can easily get along if the HOA itself would find ways to resolve problems and disagreements among members, instead of allowing such concerns to reach the barangay or the courts,” he added.
