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Can a Homeowners Association restrict solar panels?

That usually means banning a homeowners association from restricting solar panels in a way that significantly affects the cost of solar or the solar panels' performance. Often, the laws let HOAs make reasonable requests for aesthetic or safety purposes. Solar access laws are generally set at the state, county, or city level.

What are solar access laws?

Solar access laws can take different forms but include any law that protects your access to installing solar. That usually means banning a homeowners association from restricting solar panels in a way that significantly affects the cost of solar or the solar panels' performance.

Are solar panels legal in the United States?

No, although lacking access laws can allow homeowner associations (HOAs) and other organizations to deny installations, solar panels are legal everywhere in the United States. With that being said, unpermitted systems are illegal to operate in many American jurisdictions, even in states with solar access laws.

Can a zoning ordinance prohibit solar energy?

Massachusetts law Chapter 40A states that “no zoning ordinance or by-law shall prohibit or unreasonably regulate the installation of solar energy systems or the building of structures that facilitate the collection of solar energy, except where necessary to protect the public health, safety or welfare.“