A great number of members at ​ NEXTDOOR  (a popular community message board) reside in common interest developments, aka HOAs, or homeowner associations. We know the governing documents and rules that define HOAs are largely determined by state law. Occasionally, Federal laws will be introduced that affect HOA members, too. ALTACITIES looks at three pending bills in Congress that will, if passed, affect California HOAs. ▶House Resolution (“H.R.”) 2996  and Senate Bill (“S.B.”) 2109  would amend the Stafford Act , the law under which the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) operates. FEMA has in recent years taken the position that HOAs are not covered by the  Stafford Act   because FEMA considers them “business associations” and therefore are not eligible for emergency assistance. This caused great consternation in 2012 during Hurricane Sandy , which pounded the East Coast, particularly New Jersey. Based on their interpretation of the  Staf...