Can a homeowner’s association, condominium association or other community interest residential association bar a homeowner from installing solar panels on their roof?With certain exceptions, no sir, no ma’am, they cannot.The association boards of these entities can restrict the particular configuration of any system an owner wants to stick on their property so long as the restriction does not reduce the possible annual energy production of the array by more than 10 percent.
Also, within 90 days after an association receives a request for a policy statement or an application from an association member, the association is supposed to adopt, if it hasn’t already, an energy policy statement regarding the location, design and architectural…