Mark K. Payne

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Be prepared. We’ve all heard that that is the Boy Scout’s motto. However, it should also be the motto of your community association. We are all witnessing the devastation of Hurricane Katrina on the southern states of our country. And, while hurricanes are not a threat to our fine state, we all know that we have our own types of severe weather.
Continue Reading Is Your Community Association Ready? Be Prepared – September is National Preparedness Month

We have received a number of questions about whether SB 100 limits an Association’s ability (acting through its board of directors) to make changes to its common elements – as an example, can the board change hardscape landscape improvements to irrigated sod? While SB 100 does a number of things, including imposing a number of additional requirements on the association’s board of directors, the simple answer is that it does not restrict the board’s authority to make this type of decision.
Continue Reading SB 100 – Limits on Board’s Authority to Modify Common Elements?

Now that SB 100 has been law for a month, we, and you, are able to start comprehending its many changes to the way community associations have historically done business. For the full text of the law as approved by Governor Owens, click here. One of the most significant changes has to do with the collection of attorneys fees from members that violate the association’s governing documents.
Continue Reading SB 100 – Restrictions on Automatic Collection of Attorneys Fees

Introduction Those of us involved in community associations in Colorado have been closely following the progress of SB 100, a bill introduced and sponsored by Senator Hagedorn and Representative Carroll. On June 6, 2005, Governor Owens signed the bill into law. There were more than 100 changes to the bill during its journey to becoming law. Below, we discuss the many provisions of the new law, and what they mean to community associations in Colorado. For the full text of the law as approved by Governor Owens, click here.
Continue Reading S. B. 100 – What You Need to Know About Colorado’s Newest Law Affecting Common Interest Communities