David Firmin

Shareholder - Transaction & Business Development

Phone: 303.991.2028
David A. Firmin is the Shareholder in Charge of Finance at Altitude Community Law. David is a longtime resident of Colorado having moved to Littleton when he was 6 years of age. David stayed in the area attending the University of Denver for both undergraduate and law school. Out of law school, David’s legal work concentrated on real estate law and development issues including formation and creation of homeowners associations. Prior to entering the Homeowners association world, David worked with Ryland Homes and K. Hovnanian Homes handling land acquisitions, land entitlements, corporate governance and special districts. David has also worked with the Wheat Ridge Housing Authority and the Douglas County Housing Partnership setting up homeowner associations for income qualified housing developments. An active volunteer with the Community Association Institute, David has served on the CAI-RMC Spring Showcase Committee, Mountain Conference Committee and Colorado Legislative Action Committee. He has also been a frequent presenter for CAI at both a local and national level, presents for HOA Leader on nationwide topics and is recognized as an industry leader. In his spare time, David enjoys biking, snow shoeing, and traveling both locally and worldwide.

Education:
B.A. University of Denver – 1991
Juris Doctorate, University of Denver School of Law – 1998

Professional Organizations:
Community Associations Institute
Colorado Bar Association
Southwestern Colorado Bar Association

Outside Speaking Engagements:
Foundation Principles of CCIOA: Establishment of a Community Under CCIOA
CBA-CLE Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act (CCIOA): What Attorneys Need to Know
November 9, 2022

Publications

HOALeader Video: Is Your Board All Business, or Should You Have a Heart?

HOALeader Video: When a Board Member Needs to Take 5 (Weeks)

HOALeader: What to Know About Keeping Your Condo/HOA Funds Safe During Banking Instability

HOALeader: HOA Demands to See Drivers Licenses: The Surprising Results Put Them in a Bit of a Bind

HOALeader: Which Condo/HOA Bylaw Interpretation is Correct Here?

HOALeader: Owner Balks at California HOA’s Emergency Assessment; Do You Also Have This Power?

HOALeader: What’s Happening with Condo/HOA Insurance in California, and Will it Spread?

HOALeader: With More States Changing Condo/HOA Election Laws, Is It Time to Get Outside Help?

HOALeader: What to Know About Outsourcing Some or All of Your Condo/HOA Election 

HOALeader: With More States Changing Condo/HOA Election Laws, Is It Time to Get Outside Help?

HOALeader: Revealing the Identity of a Condo/HOA Owner Who Reported a Violation

HOALeader: When Getting Condo/HOA Owners’ Input Goes Too Far

HOALeader: What’s a Reasonable Time for Your Condo/HOA Manager to Provide Financials

HOALeader: California OKs Condo Status for ADUs, and Other States May Follow – But Questions Remain

HOALeader: Is the SBA a Loan Option for Condo/HOAs?

HOALeader: If Your HOA Owners Can Add a Backyard Unit, What Happens to Your Documents?

CBS News Colorado: “Ban on Gas Grills Rolling Through Colorado Mountain HOAs: “These Changes Affect All of Us” – Quoted

Wall Street Journal: “Big Jump in Insurance Costs Strikes Condos” – Quoted

HOALeader: Are You Being Complacent About the Risk of a Recall at Your Condo or HOA?

HOALeader Webinar: Don’t Let Your Vital Work Be Challenged—Or Undone—In a Recall

 

Upcoming Speaking Engagements

Altitude Webinar – Safety/Security in Communities – 9/9/2026

Altitude Webinar – Things to Watch Out for When Taking Over Communities from Declarant Control – 11/5/2026

Recent Publications by David A. Firmin

As HB 21-1229 continues to work its way through the process, I find myself humming the tune of I’m Just a Bill from the wonderful School House Rock series.  As HB 21-1229 continues to work its way through the legislative process, it has been subject to substantial revisions.  It finally, however, made its way outGoGo to Blog

THOUGHTS FROM AN HOA ATTORNEY

About five years ago, I drafted an article influenced by a particularly hostile meeting requested for the purpose of recalling an existing board.  This existing board was comprised of a group of new owners in the community that we’re concerned about how the “old guard” had been conducting business.  The supporters of the “old guard”Go to Newsletter
A few weeks ago, we let you know that the anticipated CCIOA transparency bill was introduced. We have now had the opportunity to review, digest, and comment upon HB 21-1229, coming in at a mind-blowing 27 pages and with 19 unique sections. While this bill was intended to improve the Common Interest Community laws, it createsGoGo to Blog
As a result of the Global Pandemic, Colorado’s legislative season of 2020 was thrown into chaos.  Many bills that were introduced were either delayed, stripped down or pulled by the bill sponsor.  Last year’s CCIOA Transparency Responsibility Competency bill, HB20-1333, was no exception.  With an extra year to work on the bill, Rep. Brianna TitoneGoGo to Blog