LAWMAKERS’ BILL WOULD PROTECT HOMEOWNERS WHO WANT TO DRY CLOTHES OUTSIDE

A state lawmaker is proposing legislation that would bar homeowners’ associations from banning the use of clothes lines. Senator Amanda Cappelletti of Montgomery says HOAs often forbid the use of clotheslines and drying racks because they say they’re unsightly and “damage the orderly appearance of these communities.” Her bill would allow HOAs to only limit the use of these items in backyard areas, and still give condo or planned community residents the right to use them.  Currently, twenty other states have laws protecting the right to dry clothes outside.