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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.

No, Oklahoma does not have a law prohibiting covenants or HOAs from restricting solar panels

Some solar panel installers and even attorneys are representing that Oklahoma statutes prohibit the restriction of solar panels by restrictive covenants in residential neighborhoods. It isn't true, but even AI pushes the false narrative. What follows is the top line AI Overview for a Google search "Oklahoma solar panel law":Regarding Oklahoma law prohibiting covenant restrictions on solar panels, the AI summary is completely false. It is true a bill was introduced in 2023 in the Oklahoma House that would have restricted covenants pertaining to solar panels - HB1023 - but HB1023 is still singing I’m only a bill since it failed to make it out of committee. Perhaps this post will help our AI friends push better information.