Yesterday, under the stewardship of Representative Angela Williams who is the Chair of the House Business Affairs & Labor Committee, House Bill 1343 sailed through that Committee with unanimous bipartisan support!  The bill will now be considered by the House Appropriations Committee where we do not expect any problems.  Next week, we anticipate that HB 1343 will be approved by the full House and will then move over to the Senate under the guidance of Senator David Balmer who is the Chair of the Senate Business, Labor & Technology Committee.

As a reminder, here is a synopsis of the key provisions of HB 1343: Continue Reading Manager Licensure Clean-Up Bill Sails Through House Committee

Yesterday, as expected, the Colorado Senate passed Senate Bill 177 on third reading and the bill is now headed to the House for consideration.  While the spin put on this bill by the Metro Mayors Caucus and Denver Chamber of Commerce has been astounding, there is no question that this bill destroys the rights of…

House Bill 15-1343 ("HB 1343") has just been introduced in the Colorado House of Representative to clean-up and improve the manager licensure law which is currently on the books. Given the bipartisan nature of this bill, there is plenty of time left in the legislative session for this bill to proceed through the process. 

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It’s that time of year again, when the weather is changing and people are spending more time….naked in their doorways?  No, this is not an early April Fool’s joke.  According the neighbors of the Cardinal Glen’s HOA in North Carolina, this is a problem they’ve had to deal with without any help from the police.  Because their neighbor remains within his home on private property, he is not legally indecently exposing himself, and criminal prosecution is not an option.
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A week ago, I started a series of blog entries intended to debunk the myths being disseminated on Senate Bill 15-177 (“SB 177”) by a coalition of special interest groups led by the Metro Mayors Caucus and Denver Chamber of Commerce. This coalition has one goal and that is to destroy the rights of homeowners to adequately recover from builders for construction defects to their homes. 

The first debunked myth was that SB 177 will promote the construction of quality affordable housing. While it certainly didn’t take a rocket scientist to debunk that myth, the spin on affordable housing was just the tip of the iceberg for this coalition.

 

Myth Number 2: SB 177 Will Protect the Right of Homeowners and Builders to Rely Upon the Fundamentally Fair Arbitration Provisions in the DeclarationContinue Reading Debunking the Myths of SB 177: Installment Number 2

Following the rule making hearing last week, and much input from industry stakeholders, on March 9, 2015, the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) adopted the permanent rules regarding managing licensing, effective upon expiration of the temporary rules on May 6, 2015. You can find the revised rules here: http://cdn.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/DORA-DRE/CBON/DORA/1251651466155.

House Bill 15-1259  ("HB 1259") was just introduced in the Colorado House of Representatives to permit the use of rain barrels to collect water to irrigate lawns and gardens.  While there’s little question that this bill would affect water rights, from the HOA perspective, HB 1259 would also make it impossible for HOAs to prohibit the use of rain…

You’ve probably heard the news by now–an HOA refused to allow Make-A-Wish to grant a young cancer patient’s wish by constructing a playhouse in the girl’s back yard. The reason? Outbuildings are against the covenants. Of course, the HOA ends up taking the heat with press coverage and outspoken support for the sympathetic…

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As you all know, the July 1st deadline for Colorado community association manager licensing is fast-approaching. We’re hearing a lot of “buzz” about the Colorado law portion of the licensing exam. Many managers have asked for a consolidated review of Colorado laws to help prepare for the test. With your requests in mind, we are excited to announce classes on the areas of Colorado law that community association managers need to know. Continue Reading Manager Licensing Class Registration

As you probably know, the Colorado Division of Real Estate is holding a hearing on permanent rule-making for manager licensure on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at 10:00 am at the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center in Conference Room 1D.

In advance of this hearing, the Division has released the following changes to the proposed rules…