HI State law prohibits them from denying the install, but it must comply with HOA poicies. with my HOA it comes down to: New Condo + New EV Paradigm = No Policy:wink: (yet. they are working on one)
CA state law is fairly similar and I made sure to *very nicely* inform my HOA board and management company of this. Basically I said that CA has given us guidelines that we must follow in SB209 and ensured that everyone had read it. Still, just as you said HOA doesn't really have a policy. I started discussing this with them as soon as I received my "time to finalize" email and while at first the management company was a bit apprehensive, after doing some research and discussing it with me and the board they seem very cooperative and even a bit excited about it. (My fellow home owners on the board were definitely very excited by it. The last condo meeting kept getting side tracked as they were asking me more and more about the car itself and not the installation.) :smile:
My experience with Solar City has been a bit mixed. It started out very good, they were very responsive, understanding with the HOA, and helpful; but since I signed a contract I haven't heard much from them. They required a contract before coming to do a site audit, which they still haven't done. I also plan to get a 14-50 installed and connected to my existing meter. But I still need to know if its technically possible and how we can run the conduits in a way that my HOA can approve (of all things this seems to be their main concern). I have 30 days to cancel with Solar City but only a few days left in that. I know they're busy, but I just want to get this done and approved before my car arrives. I think you're very brave getting your car before the 14-50 is installed, though I'm sure it'll work out. :smile:
Anyhow, no need to go into further details, but predictably this purchase definitely gets quite a bit more complicated when there are more parties involved.
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I'm in a similar situation with my HOA. They are the only thing holding up my signing my pre-MVPA. But my HOA is very very slow. I've been working with them for 15 months. Still no approval.
15 months! Ouch! I think I'm lucky, it only took about 15 frantic days to get my HOA on board (though not yet officially). CA law backs me up, I don't know about AZ. At first I thought it might take months, but basically after meeting directly with the board the HOA (really the management company) seemed to start coming along nicely.
I'm now finally in the last stages. Would you mind sharing the proposal presentation slides you might have with me so I can borrow the format/content. Of course not interested in the details of it, just the format, arguments, etc. I can use in mine. Lt me know if you are willing to share and PM me. I've done some presentations for them already, but need to do one last final one with the details from the electrical contractor to install the 14-50.
I'm not really even at that stage yet. I met with my HOA's property manager in person once to go through the electrical room and take pictures for Solar City. She and I discussed possible issues; this open discussion was very helpful. I then met with my HOA board, but as I mentioned in my previous email, those guys were basically sold when they heard the name "Tesla". :wink:
The only form I have is my HOA's architectural review form, and I haven't yet filled it out. It's a pretty standard, generic, and mostly empty form, but I can probably dig it up and PM it to you if you still think it would somehow help. Solar City has agreed to supply wiring diagrams, etc. after the site audit so I can attach them. My HOA also needs Solar City's licensing information and they had their lawyers draft an access agreement for Solar City to sign (still pending that signature, I think). Anyhow, if I do hear back from Solar City soon then I hope to have this information ready by the end of the month. I can probably PM it to you if I have it and you still need it then.