Late last week, Aaron Acker and I co-presented a legislative update session at the Colorado Bar Association course Advanced HOA Issues: Communities in Distress. Aaron, the HOA Information Officer with the Colorado Division of Real Estate (“Division”), focused on the role of the Division relating to homeowners’ associations (“HOAs”) and provided a synopsis of the types of HOA-related complaints his office is receiving. Here’s an overview of what Aaron shared with the attendees:Continue Reading HOA Information Officer Gives Synopsis of Complaints at CBA Course

We have been hearing a lot of buzz out in the HOA world about the new Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) regulations relating to pool accessibility standards. Many associations are confused about whether these new standards apply to their communities, what exactly the pool accessibility standards require and when modifications to pools and spas must be made. For our HOA friends out there, here’s what you need to know:Continue Reading New ADA Pool Accessibility Standards: What HOAs Need to Know

At long last, today is the final day of the 2011 Colorado Legislative Session. All in all, it was a good session for HOAs in Colorado. Unfortunately, the HOA registration clean-up bill (“SB 253”) was derailed by the House Majority Leader at the 11^th hour.

SB 253, backed by CAI’s Colorado Legislative Action Committee (“CLAC”), was introduced to clean-up and clarify provisions of HB 10-1278 which last year created the HOA Information and Resource Center and HOA Registration – both of which are under the auspices of the Colorado Division of Real Estate. As fully discussed in our April 21^st blog posting, SB 253 was intended to provide clarity and protection for HOAs from unnecessary litigation and potential legal exposure relating to the statutorily flawed registration requirement. Continue Reading HOA Registration Clean-Up Bill Dead

The HOA registration clean-up bill (“SB11-253”) passed out of the House Economic Development and Business Affairs Committee on a unanimous vote this afternoon! The bill now moves to the House Floor, where it will hopefully get approved before the first regular session of the General Assembly adjourns on Wednesday, May 11th.

On a 63 to 0 vote, the full House just passed the transfer fee bill ("SB 234") without amendments.  The bill will next be sent to Governor Hickenlooper for consideration.  We fully expect the Governor to sign SB 234 into law and are pleased to report the HOA exclusions are in the final…

Yesterday, the transfer fee bill ("SB 234") was reported without amendments on a 10 to 0 vote out of the House Committee on Local Government to the full House for consideration.  Assuming SB 234 is passed on second and third readings in the House without amendment, it will then be sent to Governor Hickenlooper for…

With only 9 days left in the Colorado legislative session, two significant bills remain in play for HOAs in Colorado. 

The transfer fee bill (“SB 234”) was passed on 3^rd reading Friday by the full Senate. While the bill has been significantly amended by the Senate, the HOA provisions we outlined in our April 26^th blog posting remain in place. SB 234 is currently slated to be heard Wednesday by the House Committee on State Affairs. Continue Reading Transfer Fee & HOA Registration Clean-Up Bills Headed to the House

Just minutes ago, the Senate Judiciary Committee on a 7 to 2 vote reported Senate Bill 11-253 (“SB 253”) with no amendments out of Committee to the full Senate for consideration. The purpose of the bill is to clean-up provisions of HB 10-1278 which last year created the HOA Information and Resource Center (“Center”) and the HOA…