The 2015 legislative session of the Colorado General Assembly ends today. In the final few days, the following HOA-related bills were killed in the Senate:
House Bill 1259: HB 1259 would have prevented HOAs from prohibiting members from installing rain barrels on property they own in their associations. This bill sailed through the House, but…
Senate amendments to House Bill 1343 ("HB 1343") were given the thumbs-up yesterday by the House and the bill is now headed to Governor Hickenlooper to be signed into law. In a legislative session that was highlighted by partisan politics, HB 1343 had bipartisan unanimous approval through every step of the process. That’s a truly astounding success story!
HB 1343 will immediately become effective as soon as the Governor signs the bill into law. Here’s what you need to know about HB 1343: Continue Reading Manager Licensure Clean-Up Bill Headed to the Governor!
HB 1343 just cleared the Senate Business, Labor & Technology Committee with unanimous bipartisan support. The bill is now headed to the Senate Appropriations Committee where we expect it to be approved and then on to the full Senate for consideration.
HB 1343 was amended in Committee this morning to clarify that independent contractors and employees…
Yesterday the House State Affairs Committee killed Senate Bill 177 on a party line vote. While the spin on SB 177 from a coalition led by the Metro Mayors Caucus and Denver Chamber of Commerce was impressive, there is no question the bill would have destroyed the rights of homeowners living in HOAs to hold builders fully…
HB 1343, the manager licensure clean-up bill, just cleared the Colorado House of Representatives unanimously with no amendments! The bill will now move over to the Senate for consideration where we do not expect the bill to encounter problems.
Stay tuned for important updates on HB 1343.
Just minutes ago, HB 1343 unanimously cleared the House Appropriations Committee with a favorable recommendation to the Colorado House of Representatives! This manager licensure clean-up bill will now move to the full House for consideration where we expect strong bipartisan support.
Stay tuned to this blog for important updates on HB 1343 as it proceeds through…
Yesterday, under the stewardship of Representative Angela Williams who is the Chair of the House Business Affairs & Labor Committee, House Bill 1343 sailed through that Committee with unanimous bipartisan support! The bill will now be considered by the House Appropriations Committee where we do not expect any problems. Next week, we anticipate that HB 1343 will be approved by the full House and will then move over to the Senate under the guidance of Senator David Balmer who is the Chair of the Senate Business, Labor & Technology Committee.
As a reminder, here is a synopsis of the key provisions of HB 1343: Continue Reading Manager Licensure Clean-Up Bill Sails Through House Committee
Yesterday, as expected, the Colorado Senate passed Senate Bill 177 on third reading and the bill is now headed to the House for consideration. While the spin put on this bill by the Metro Mayors Caucus and Denver Chamber of Commerce has been astounding, there is no question that this bill destroys the rights of…
House Bill 15-1343 ("HB 1343") has just been introduced in the Colorado House of Representative to clean-up and improve the manager licensure law which is currently on the books. Given the bipartisan nature of this bill, there is plenty of time left in the legislative session for this bill to proceed through the process.
Key Republicans…
It’s that time of year again, when the weather is changing and people are spending more time….naked in their doorways? No, this is not an early April Fool’s joke. According the neighbors of the Cardinal Glen’s HOA in North Carolina, this is a problem they’ve had to deal with without any help from the police. Because their neighbor remains within his home on private property, he is not legally indecently exposing himself, and criminal prosecution is not an option.
Continue Reading The Bare Facts about Covenant Enforcement
