Housing
Common interest developments: electric vehicle charging stations owned by members in common areas
SB 1267 shifts more EV charger damage liability to the owner and installer when a member-owned charger is placed in a common interest development.
The law keeps protections for homeowners seeking EV charging while clarifying that owners are responsible for damage caused by a charger’s use. It also expresses liability protection for associations that follow the law for non-association-owned chargers.
What the law does
- Makes a charger owner and each later owner responsible for damage caused by the charger’s installation, use, maintenance, repair, removal, or replacement.
- Requires the charger installer to indemnify or reimburse the association or its members for loss or damage caused by installation.
- States legislative intent to protect an association that complies with the law from civil liability for injuries or damage from a charger or its use that the association does not own, except for the association’s gross negligence.
Who it affects
- Homeowners in common interest developments who install or later own EV charging stations.
- EV charger installers.
- Homeowners associations and their members.