Next Friday is going to be a banner day. It’s the day of the long-awaited Royal Wedding and the Community Associations Institute (“CAI”) Spring Showcase! While it’s certainly a day to celebrate, it’s also an outstanding opportunity for folks in the HOA industry to come together, to share and learn from one another. 

Did you know that a recent national survey conducted by the CAI found that the majority of the nation’s estimated 310,000 HOAs are undergoing financial strain? In the survey of more than 1,500 community managers, 54% said their associations face “serious” or “severe” problems as a result of the economic downturn.Continue Reading Grab Your Top Hat or Tiara and Join Us at CAI’s Spring Showcase!

I grew up in Boulder, but as I decided to attend college in Oklahoma, and have no chronic pain issues, I never participated in the annual “4/20 Day” festivities that occur on the CU campus. For those not familiar with the tradition, April 20 is the day when individuals either protest the illegality of marijuana by smoking in public, or smoke in public to, well, smoke in public.

When Colorado voters approved medical marijuana over ten years ago, the effects were not immediately felt. Everyone recognized that marijuana was still illegal at the federal level, even for pain management, but no one was quite sure how to handle distribution and enforcement at the local level.Continue Reading Down to Seeds and Stems (Again)?

9News recently published a story about a man in the Denver Highlands who is protesting the construction of a nearby duplex by putting multiple toilets and other items in his front lawn. According to the contractor constructing the duplex, the homeowner has resisted its construction from the beginning, and is now trying to discourage its sale.

The toilets and debris do not violate city ordinances or codes, and as the neighborhood was developed before common interest communities became commonplace, there is apparently no homeowners association to dictate lawn décor.Continue Reading Homeowners Associations: Keeping Property Values Out of the Toilet

I just got off the phone with the manager of one of my more “entertaining” associations. After discussing an upcoming meeting, I asked her if the association was registered with the HOA Information Office. For more information on this registration, click here. She said they were properly registered, but she had received a surprising bill from the…

Founded in 1993, the Golden Triangle Association (“GTA”) in Denver is all about neighborhood activism and building community. Members of the GTA include individuals, households, HOAs, businesses and organizations committed to promoting shared values in the Golden Triangle. 

Among many other things, the GTA is involved in community activism on issues relating to zoning and signage…

For a moment I thought I was reading an excerpt from a Sidney Sheldon thriller – instead of an article in the Las Vegas Review Journal (“Journal”) reporting on an alleged fraud scheme centered on HOAs. 

The Journal was reporting on a federal investigation relating to an alleged “scheme to rig homeowner association board elections to position conspirators, including former police officers, who would push the boards to file construction defect lawsuits against builders. Legal work and multimillion-dollar repair contracts then would be funneled to associated lawyers and companies.”Continue Reading Federal Probe Into HOA Fraud Scheme in Nevada – Who would have thunk it?!