Just before 8:00 pm on Friday evening, the Colorado Senate took up the manager licensure bill (HB 1277) on second reading and passed the bill with an amendment dealing with the issue of addressing applicants for a license who have a felony.  The amendment provides the Director of the Division of Real Estate with the authority…

On a 47 to 17 vote, the Colorado House of Representatives just concurred with Senate Amendments to HB 1276 – the HOA debt collection bill.  The bill will now be formalized and sent to Governor Hickenlooper who we expect to sign the bill into law.  Once that happens, the bill will become effective on January 1, 2014.  Check out our …

On a 3 to 2 vote, the Senate Local Government Committee just approved an amended version of House Bill 13-1277 (HB 1277).  This bill, which would require the licensure of community association managers and management company executives in Colorado, will now be sent to the Senate Appropriations Committee for consideration.  We expect the bill to clear the…

As expected, House Bill HB 1134 (HB 1134) has cleared the Senate on a 20 to 15 party line vote.  HB 1134 is the bill that will study the need for expanded regulatory authority for the HOA Information Officer and the HOA Information and Resource Center.  Since the bill was not amended in the Senate, the next stop for the bill will be Governor Hickenlooper’s desk where we expect him to sign HB 1134 into law.Continue Reading HB 1134 Clears Senate on Party Line Vote

An amended version of House Bill 13-1276 (HB 1276), the bill which addresses HOA debt collections, just sailed through the Senate on a unanimous vote of 35 to 0.  Given the sometimes ugly partisan politics which have been present in these final days of the 2013 legislative session – a 35 to 0 vote in the Senate is rather astounding and demonstrates a bipartisan commitment to ensuring that HOAs are dealing fairly with owners who are delinquent in their assessments.  The bill will now go back to the House for concurrence with Senate amendments and then on to the Governor who we expect to sign HB 1276 into law with an effective date of January 1, 2014. 

Here are highlights of HB 1276: Continue Reading HOA Debt Collection Bill Sails Through Senate with Unanimous Approval

House Bill 1134 (HB 1134) and House Bill 1276 (HB 1276) just cleared the Senate Local Government Committee and will proceed to the full Senate for consideration.

HB 1134, which is being sponsored in the Senate by Senate Majority Leader Morgan Carroll, was approved by the Committee on a 3 to 2 vote and was sent to the…

Today the Colorado House of Representatives passed HB 1277 on 3rd reading on a 35 to 28 vote.  The bill will now move to the Senate for consideration where we do not expect any major obstacles.  Since the 2013 Colorado legislative session is slated to adjourn on May 8th, this community association manager and management company licensure…

On a 3 to 2 vote, the Senate Judiciary Committee just postponed idefinitely (which means the bill is dead for this legislative session) Senate Bill 52 which addressed construction defects in transit-oriented developments.  The bill as introduced, would have created significant unintended costs for homeowner associations when pursuing construction defect claims.  While the bill is dead for…