AI still working on getting Oklahoma solar panel information correct

While there seems to have been a change and now somewhat better info on Oklahoma solar panel law, covenants, and HOAs from a Google "Oklahoma solar panel law" search since our March 6, 2025 blog post, the search still takes you to a website containing incorrect information about Oklahoma law. It's still a rodeo of incorrect information. The first image shows the corrected information on the Google page, but when you take the first info link, you get the same incorrect information as before. Which goes to further illustrate, Google searches for specific legal questions are risky, and if you need competent information seek a person competent to provide it.

First, the Google search:

Now the rodeo:

Oklahoma Statutes 60 O.S. 820.1 does not prohibit covenants or HOAs from restricting solar panels and a quick review of the cited statute has nothing to do with covenants or HOAs.

Corporate Transparency Act BOI Suspended - no more HOA board reporting

Treasury Department Announces Suspension of Enforcement of Corporate Transparency Act Against U.S. Citizens and Domestic Reporting Companies...

Following more than a year of unnecessary chaos, work, and for some significant expense created for volunteer, non-compensated community association boards and officers, the CTA BOI reporting requirements are now just a recent nightmare, and hopefully will not be recurring.

HOA and Condo Association legal issues workshop slides part 1 and 2 June 14 and 16, 2022

Click the links below for the slides from the June 14 and 16 HOA/Condo legal issues workshop hosted by the Central Oklahoma Neighborhood Alliance and sponsored by Michael Biddinger Real Estate. As always, the discussion and questions were informative and relevant.

Download 2022 NA Legal Issues V.2 - Part 1

Download 2022 NA Legal Issues - Part 2

Matthew L. Winton

Oklahoma community association attorney

Matthew Winton's Broken Arrow HOA legal issues presentation slides

As promised, you can download here Matthew Winton's presentation slides from the 2022 Broken Arrow HOA workshop. While we were short on time, the conversation and audience participation were great. Find more online HOA board and legal issues training and education at the link below, and feel free to contact Matthew by email to discuss specific HOA, covenant, and related questions.

Matthew L. Winton
www.wintonlaw.net
okhoa.blogs.com
HOA/Condo Education Videos

Broken Arrow Annual HOA Workshop April 16 - Matthew to present HOA legal issues

April 16, 2022 is the City of Broken Arrow's annual HOA Workshop, where Matthew L. Winton will be presenting on the topic "Moving Our Community Associations Forward" and answering HOA legal issues questions. The Workshop is free, registration is online, and includes a trade room with HOA-specific vendors, services, and City information. is hosted annually by the City of Broken Arrow.

City of Broken Arrow HOA Workshop

Matthew L. Winton
www.thompsonwinton.com

okhoa.blogs.com

HOA/Condo Education Videos

Oklahoma City Real Property Lawyers Association 8APR22 presentation: Condo/HOA Liens

Here are the slides for the 8APR22 presentation to the Oklahoma City Real Property Lawyers Association on Oklahoma Condo & HOA liens.

Download OKCRPLA Lien presentation 8APR22

OKCRPLA Lien presentation 8APR22 title slide

Two-hour HOA and Condo topics presentation by Oklahoma homeowner association attorney Matthew L. Winton

Part 2 to the HOA Basics presentations, the Advanced HOA Legal Issues presentation goes into more depth on regular and special assessments, specific/individual assessments and fines, insurance, and amendment of covenants projects. Each of these presentations includes audience participation and Q&A, which makes each seminar unique.

HOA and Condo Association basic legal issues July 13, 2017

This video by Oklahoma community association lawyer Matthew L. Winton is a two hour presentation on an introduction to Oklahoma community association legal issues. Topics discussed are general development and how condo and HOAs are created and formed, Oklahoma law and statutes, terminology, HOA meeting management, and enforcement issues. Questions and answers were part of the presentation format. For a schedule of upcoming presentations, go to http://nacok.org/events/

Quick HOA Self-Assessment Exercise

This exercise is heavily borrowed from an excellent OMAG presentation I saw last night, and the principles work well within a community association setting. Ask yourself the following questions and rate your responses on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being low/poor, 5 being fair/average, and 10 being high/excellent. It is a simple exercise to help guide your association to excellence:

1. How well is the HOA prepared financially?
2. How well does the HOA handle conflict?
3. How well does the HOA manage the collection of assessments?
4. How well does the board communicate with one another and the membership?
5. How well are the board and annual meetings attended, and are they productive?
6. Are the governing documents up to date and adequate to address current issues?
7. Overall, how would you rate the annual board elections process?
8. Overall, how satisfied are you with the goods and services provided by your HOA?

Of course, no HOA will score perfectly, but this short exercise may help to identity what your HOA does well and what it might improve upon.

Winton Law collections memo

At the recent Neighborhood Alliance HOA Legal Issues workshop, a request was made for the Winton Law assessment collections memo. You may Download Winton Law Collections Memorandum 2016 by clicking on the link. You may contact the office to discuss the particulars of your association's collections issues.

I also want to thank Mutual of Omaha for sponsoring the Legal Issues workshop. Check the Neighborhood Alliance webpage for upcoming Legal Issues workshops - we put on approximately four sets per year, the first being a basics course and then a companion advanced course.

Matthew L. Winton

Oklahoma condominium and homeowner association lawyer