As of today, the General Election is 43 days away. While like most Americans I have very strong opinions and beliefs regarding the cultural and electoral issues facing our country, I also live in an HOA and am taking the signage rules and my neighbors into account when putting up signs that mirror my beliefs
Molly Foley-Healy
Colorado Senate Passes Bill Permitting Day Care Businesses in HOAs
This morning, the Colorado Senate on a 32 to 1 vote, passed Senate Bill 20-126 (“SB 126”) on third reading. Senators Tammy Story (D-Boulder, Denver, Gilpin and Jefferson Counties) and Jim Smallwood (R-Douglas County) are the primary sponsors of the bill and introduced this bipartisan piece of legislation to require HOAs in Colorado to permit…
Let’s Reclaim Civility in HOAs! Self-Evaluation for Directors
For those of us who work in the HOA industry, the one constant theme we have heard over the last couple of years is that many people have become just plain mean. While this nastiness is certainly not across the board and folks in the vast majority of HOAs we work with strive to do…
Aspen Class Sponsored by APCHA; Budget Ratification and Covenant Enforcement 101 for HOAs
A year ago, Colorado law changed the requirements for budget ratification for HOAs which were created before July 1, 1992. Whether your HOA was created before, on or after July 1, 1992, join the Aspen Pitkin County Housing Authority (APCHA) to learn what you need to know about the budget ratification process. In addition, since…
Community Association Manager Licensure is Over in Colorado Following Senseless Veto by Governor Polis
For those of you who had been following House Bill 19-1212 during the 2019 legislative session, which would have reauthorized the community association manager licensure program and related requirements in Colorado, you probably already know that Governor Polis vetoed the bill on May 31st. That means that as of today, the licensure of community association…
Manager Licensure Bill Clears House and Heads to the Senate!
With one week left in the Colorado Legislative Session, an amended version of House Bill 19-1212 (“HB 1212”) has just cleared the Colorado House of Representatives on a 44 to 22 vote, with 1 excused, and is moving to the Senate. While one week doesn’t seem like a lot of time to get the bill…
Manager Licensure Bill Clears House Committees and Is Headed to House Floor for Vote on Second Reading
First off, I would like to thank all of you who responded to our Call to Action to contact members of the House Finance Committee to ask that they report House Bill 19-1212 (“HB 1212”) out of Committee without any amendments. Your commitment to help us get HB 1212 out of the Finance Committee worked. …
Call to Action! House Bill 1212 – Continuation of Community Association Manager Licensing Program
As you probably know by now, the Community Association Manager Licensure Program (“CAM Licensure Program”) in Colorado is currently scheduled to end on the last day of June. To ensure that the licensure of Community Association Managers continues, House Bill 19-1212 (“HB 1212”) was introduced in the House of Representatives by Representative Brianna Titone and…
Don’t Miss the Next Session of Our Warehouse Lecture Series!
Winzenburg, Leff, Purvis & Payne is pleased to announce the next session of our Warehouse Lecture Series, which will be held on Friday, April 12th from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm in our warehouse classroom located at 8020 Shaffer Parkway, Suite 300 in Littleton.
The classes we will be teaching have been approved by DORA…
Manager Licensure Bill Clears First House Committee
On Tuesday, March 26th, House Bill 19-1212 (HB 1212) finally cleared the House Committee on Transportation & Local Government with several amendments and was referred to the House Finance Committee for consideration of the Fiscal Note. For those of you who follow this blog, you know that HB 1212 is an extremely important bill…