Members of Community Associations Institute in Colorado have received the following update from CAI’s Colorado Legislative Action Committee on the HOA Reform Package of bills: 

HOA Reform Bills Cross the Legislative Finish Line With Little Time to Spare

It is an understatement to say that the 2013 legislative session has been a busy one for CAI’s Colorado Legislative Action Committee (CLAC)! As you know, key legislators introduced a package of bills they called the HOA Reform Package which was aimed at providing consumer protections for owners and residents in HOAs. While CLAC did not author the bills, we were extremely involved in working the legislation in an effort to seek a balance between the rights of individual homeowners with their associations as a whole. While some folks have said that we just should have killed some of the bills, given the make-up of the legislature, we knew this was an impossible task and ultimately wouldn’t serve anyone well. As a result, we rolled up our sleeves and got to work. We are pleased with the results of our work with key legislators and ultimately ended up coming out in support of the following four pieces of legislation. 

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Yesterday was an extremely busy one for the HB 1277 – the manager licensure bill.  As I reported, an amended version of the bill was passed by the full Senate on 3rd reading on a party line vote and then on the same day was taken up by the House to consider the Senate amendments.  The House concurred with…

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