Michael Shepherd

📜 SB 406 — Georgia Property Owners’ Bill of Rights Act 📌 What it does: This Senate bill would create a comprehensive regulatory framework for property owners’ associations (HOAs/POAs) with several homeowner protection measures. Key provisions include: State registration requirement:  Requires property owners’ associations to register with the Georgia Secretary of State and pay fees to maintain that registration. Recordkeeping and inspections:  Mandates long-term retention of financial and...

For decades, Georgia homeowners have lived under a quiet tyranny. Runaway fines, secretive boards, and the ever present threat of foreclosure have turned the dream of homeownership into a stressful, often unjust, ordeal for too many families. This session, a landmark piece of legislation, SB406 , offers a powerful corrective. Authored by Senator Matt Brass (R) and cosponsored by numerous Republicans and Democrats, it promises transparency, accountability, and long overdue justice. We at The...

Friends & Advocates of The WATCH Project, The countdown is on! The legislative session has now begun, and we have a critical, narrow window to lock in our demands before crossover day on March 6, 2026! We have confirmation that our advocacy as a collective is working: We have heard back from Committee Chair Senator Brass that he is incorporating many of our proposals into the revision of SB406 . We also have confirmation that the number 1 priority of a dedicated, independent enforcement...