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
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New FHA Guidelines for Condominiums
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On Wednesday, the Federal Housing Administration issued new guidelines for condominium project approval. Before the recession, condominium projects could obtain FHA certification, in whole or in part, and that certification did not expire. In 2011, the guidelines were changed to require re-certification every two years, and limited certification to the entire project. Gone were the…
Community Association Manager Licensure is Over in Colorado Following Senseless Veto by Governor Polis
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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 Laid Over
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After much debate and discussion, the amended version of House Bill 19-1212 has been laid over until tomorrow, May 1, when it will be sent back to the Senate Finance Committee for a vote. After Finance, the bill will go to Appropriations, and then to second and third readings on the Senate floor. If the…
Manager Licensure Bill Clears House and Heads to the Senate!
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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
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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
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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…
Manager Licensure Bill Clears First House Committee
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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…
Prospects for CAM Licensure Program Renewal are Excellent
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As Lindsay Smith recently reported in a blog post, House Bill 19-1212 (“HB 1212”) was introduced in the Colorado General Assembly on Monday to extend the Community Association Manager (“CAM”) licensure program in Colorado, which is currently scheduled to end on the last day of June.
As you may recall, a bill introduced to extend…
Bill Introduced to Amend the Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act
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On January 11th, Representatives Dafna Michaelson Jenet (D) and Colin Larson (R) introduced House Bill 19-1076 (“HB 1076”), which would amend the Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act. In addition to prohibiting smoking in many public places, the Clean Indoor Air Act also currently prohibits smoking in the restrooms, lobbies, hallways and common areas of HOAs…