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- Solar and solar access
- Home batteries and backup power
- EV charging
- Heat pumps and home electrification
- HOA, condominium, and co-op rules
- Permits, codes, and inspections
- Utilities, interconnection, and billing
- Rebates, tax credits, and financing
- Renters, landlords, and multifamily homes
- Water conservation and landscaping
- Home sales, insurance, and property taxes
- Consumer protection and disputes
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- A green home improvement request was denied — what are your options?
- Are the federal home energy tax credits still available in 2026?
- Can a historic district design review stop or restrict rooftop solar?
- Can a renter ask a landlord to allow a heat pump or other efficiency upgrade, and who pays?
- Can an HOA ban rooftop solar panels?
- Can an HOA or condominium prevent an EV charger?
- Can an HOA or condominium restrict a home battery?
- Can an HOA prohibit clotheslines?
- Can an HOA restrict a heat pump or mini-split?
- Can an HOA restrict compost bins and compost piles?
- Can I install an EV charger in a deeded, assigned, leased, or shared parking space?
- Can I install an EV charger in a rental property, and what can my landlord require?
- Can I install battery storage in a condominium or multifamily building, and who controls it?
- Can local rules be stricter than state green-home protections?
- Can my HOA ban native or drought-tolerant landscaping?
- Do I need a permit, HOA approval, and utility approval for a home energy project?
- Do I need an electrical permit, a panel upgrade, and a special utility rate to charge an EV at home?
- What rules apply to a residential graywater system?
- What should I ask my insurer before installing solar panels or a battery?
- How are ground-mounted solar panels treated differently from rooftop solar under zoning, permit, and HOA rules?
- How do HOA architectural review applications work?
- How do home energy tax credits, rebates, deductions, grants, and financing work together?
- How do I check a contractor's license before hiring and file a complaint?
- How do I find the right permit authority for a home energy project?
- How do I preserve evidence for an HOA, utility, contractor, or permit dispute?
- How do I read HOA and condo governing documents before an energy upgrade?
- How do I verify a solar contractor's license and file a complaint?
- How do I verify that a state or utility rebate is still current before I rely on it?
- How does PACE financing work, and what should I check before signing?
- What can I do when trees or shade block my solar panels — and what can my neighbor do?
- What can happen when energy work was completed without a permit?
- What counts as a "reasonable restriction" on solar panels or home energy upgrades?
- What happens to a solar loan, lease, or power purchase agreement when I sell my home?
- What is a solar access law?
- What is a solar easement, and how do I create and enforce one?
- What is the difference between common areas, limited common elements, and separate interests?
- What must a home seller disclose about solar panels, batteries, and permits?
- What permits and fire-safety rules apply to a home battery installation?
- What records should I keep after an HOA, landlord, utility, or permit office responds to my request?
- What records should I keep for an energy tax credit or rebate?
- What should I check before signing a residential solar contract?
- When do I need to upgrade my electrical panel or service for solar, batteries, EV chargers, or heat pumps?
- When do installation dates determine eligibility for clean energy incentives?
- When should I contact a regulator, tax professional, engineer, electrician, or attorney for a green home project?
- Where can I place my heat pump's outdoor unit, and what noise, permit, and HOA rules apply?
- Which rule controls your green home project?
- Who controls a condominium's shared roof, and how do I get approval for solar panels on it?
- Who is responsible for rainwater drainage and mosquito control around my home?
- Will solar panels or energy upgrades raise my property taxes?
Tools
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Glossary
- Architectural review
- Common area
- Common interest development
- Deed restriction
- Deemed approval
- Easement
- EVSE
- Governing documents
- Interconnection
- Limited common element
- Net metering
- Permit authority
- Photovoltaic system
- Reasonable restriction
- Separate interest
- Solar access
- Solar easement
- Utility tariff
- Xeriscaping