Section 10-7-26 - Planned community education(a) To facilitate informed decision-making by residential applicants, before award letters are mailed, the department shall notify the appropriate applicant field of a mandatory planned community orientation. This orientation shall provide an overview of rights, responsibilities, obligations, and benefits of planned community living, as well as, possible consequences for non-compliance. If there is an existing association, that association shall participate in the orientation.(b) Prior to signing a lease, the future lessee of a new planned community shall attend a planned community education training program approved by the department, which shall include training specific to the development regarding member and association obligations and rights, and community planning and governance.(c) The association shall develop and conduct an orientation for lessees, transferees, and successors moving into an existing planned community. The department shall notify the association of lease transfers and successorships to facilitate the orientation process conducted by the association. [Eff AUG 17 2019] (Auth: HHC Act §222) (Imp: HHC Act §207.5)