Elina Gilbert

SHAREHOLDER - TRANSACTION & EDUCATION

Phone: 303.991.2010
Elina Gilbert has practiced community association law for 25+ years with Altitude Community Law, PC., with an emphasis on transactional issues such as insurance, document amendments, and real estate matters. Elina has overseen the Altitude Community Education (“ACE”) program for over 19 years, a critical part of the firm’s mission statement and overall brand. Overseeing ACE involves creation, preparation, and presentation of 25+ programs per year, including manager and board member webinars that provide managers with CMCA credits. She also heads up the firm’s monthly E-Newsletter, which is nationally circulated. Elina is a frequent speaker on both a local and national level, which includes CAI Law Seminars, attorney courses through the National Business Institute, national webinars through HOALeader.com, and state classes and webinars through ACE and local CAI Chapters. Elina was inducted into the College of Community Association Lawyers (“CCAL”) in 2010, which represents an elite group of attorneys determined to be the most qualified experts in the HOA industry. Elina served as co-chair of the CCAL Law Seminar Planning Committee between 2018 and 2021, which developed and created the annual Law Seminar for HOA attorneys around the country, and currently serves on the CCAL Board of Governors. When Elina is not practicing law, she enjoys spending time with her family and dogs, doing crosswords and Sudoku puzzles, working out, taking walks, and dreaming of the day the law will allow her to have a pet moose.

Education:
B.A., University of Michigan Ann Arbor – 1993
Juris Doctorate, Cum Laude, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law – 1997

Professional Organizations:
Community Associations Institute
Colorado Bar Association
Douglas County Bar Association
Elbert County Bar Association
Fellow of the College of Community Association Lawyers – Since 2010
Community Associations Institute, Law Seminar Committee:  2015 -2021
Community Associations Institute, Law Seminar Planning Committee Co-Chair- 2018-2021
Admissions Committee into College of Community Association Lawyers – 2022-2023
Board of Governors for College of Community Association Lawyers – Since 2023

Published Articles:

HOALeader: Do You Have the Qualities of the Greatest Condo/HOA Board Members?

HOALeader: Can You Ban Your Condo/HOA’s Renters from Paying with Government Subsidies?

HOALeader: HOA Permits Renters but Limits How They Pay – and Might End Up in Court as a Result

HOALeader: Trendwatch: Pool Monitors Versus Lifeguards

HOALeader: HOA Could Raise Assessments to Keep Nearby (Privately Owned) Golf Course in Business

HOALeader: HOA Reinvestment Fees and Transfer Fees: What’s the Difference (and $2,200 Dollars?!)?

HOALeader: Can Your Condo/HOA Board Be an Advocate in Votes on Amendments? Elections?

HOALeader: When Can Condo/HOA Board Influence Voting?

HOALeader: Condo/HOA Insurance: Why You Need an Inflation Checkup

HOALeader: What’s an HOA Managing Agent, and Should This Board Be Worried Sick?

HOALeader: Inflation Checkup: Are Your Condo/HOA Insurance Coverages Still Adequate?

HOALeader: Do You Know Everyone Who is Attending Your Condo/HOA Board Meetings?

HOALeader: HOA Owner Secretly Launches Zoom During Meeting: How to Respond

HOALeader: Who Should Run Your Condo/HOA Meetings?

HOALeader: Do You Really Need a Condo/HOA Meeting Parliamentarian?

HOALeader: Sharp Reader Wants to Create an HOA Disaster Team: 6 Tips to Get Started

HOALeader: Is it Normal for a Lakefront HOA to Deal with Lake Water Quality?

HOA Leader: Condo/HOA Noise: Silencing Those Deafening Leaf Blowers!

HOALeader: Condo/HOA Sidewalk Duties: The Perils of Board Inspections

HOALeader: Rogue Renters: What If You Punished the Investor Owner’s Other Tenants, Too?

HOALeader: Curbing Violations: Can You Punish All of a Condo/HOA Investor’s Multiple Renters?

HOALeader: Surprise, Surprise: A Critical Owner Has It Wrong on Condo/HOA Board Quorum

HOALeader: You’re Short Some Condo/HOA Board Members: Can You Act?

HOALeader: Will a Condo/HOA Manager Shortage Affect Your Community? Plus, 4 Things You Can Do to Keep a Good Manager

CAI National Magazine: Common Ground Magazine March/April Edition 2024: High Times

HOALeader: What’s Up With Indiana and HOAs? First Bees, Now Lemonade Stands

HOALeader: New York’s Law: Is This the Beginning of Carbon Regulation for Condos/HOAs Across the Nation?

HOALeader: HOA Wants to Charge “Initiation” Fee: Is This Semantics or a New Fee?

HOALeader: Condo/HOA Recalls Are Spiking: Are You Doing All You Can to Avoid Them?

HOALeader: What Documents Must Your Condo/HOA Provide to Potential Buyers?

HOALeader: What You Need to Know About the Growth in Condo/HOA Recall Elections

HOALeader: The Curious Response We Got to Our Search for Condo/HOA Boards Using AI

HOALeader: What’s a Condo/HOA Inspection Policy, and Should You Have One?

HOALeader: HOA Named as a Defendant After Owner Shoots Teen Who Knocked on the Wrong Door

HOALeader: Setting Boundaries with Tenant Leads to Lawsuit: Could This Condo Have Avoided This?

HOALeader: When Condo/HOA Owners Say They Didn’t Know a Special Assessment Was Passed

HOALeader: Are More Condos/HOAs Going “Belly Up”?

HOALeader: Colorado Court Lays Down the Law for Condo Owner’s Emotional Support Animal—and Orders Owner to Undergo Medical Exam

HOALeader: HOA Board Discovers 40-Year-Old Loan Against Reserves: Does It Need to Be Paid Back?

HOALeader: Has This Board Battling an Owner Over Milkweed Wandered Too Far into the Weeds?

HOALeader: Florida Lawmaker Proposes Eliminating HOAs: Attention Seeking or A Real Possibility?

HOALeader: Will Your Condo or HOA Have to Fight Like This With Your Insurers?

HOALeader: HOA Gets Hit With a Doozy of A Management Fee and Says It’s Without Notice

HOALeader: Is This A New Condo/HOA Management Fee? And How Did This Board Not Know About It?

HOALeader: Is It OK for Condo Board to Get a Loan With Open Terms on the Down Low?

HOALeader: Reader Has Tons of Questions About Quiet Disclosure of Condo Loan

Upcoming Speaking Engagements:

Altitude Webinar – Ballots, Proxies, Meeting Notices, and Voting – Illogical Legal Requirements – 10/7/2026

Altitude Webinar – Document Amendments – Advance Issues – 10/22/2026

Altitude Webinar – Hindsight is 20/26 – Year in Review – 1/14/2027

Altitude Webinar – Who Let the Toads Out? Towing and Booting – 1/20/2027

Altitude Webinar – Byte Me: AI and Associations – 2/4/2027

Altitude Webinar – Rewriting History – The Art of Amending and Restating Your Governing Documents – 3/4/2027

Altitude Webinar – Statutes Impacting HOAs in Colorado – Crossroads of Code and Community – 3/24/2027

Altitude Webinar – Duct Tape and Deductibles: The Difference Between Maintenance and Insurance – 4/7/2027

Altitude Webinar – Hope for the Best, Insure for the Rest: An In-Depth Look at Insurance – 4/20/2027

Altitude Webinar – Watt-er You Looking at? Xeriscape and Solar Panel Refresher – 5/6/2027

Altitude Webinar – The Art of “Unless”: Exceptions to Statutory Requirements – 5/12/2027

Altitude Webinar – The Dog Ate my Claim Form: When Are You Required to Submit an Insurance Claim? – 6/9/2027

Altitude Webinar – Document Amendments and the Great Red Pen Massacre – Advance Issues – 6/23/2027

Altitude Webinar – Voting What Are the Options? – 8/11/2027

Altitude Webinar – Hope for the Best, Insure for the Rest: An In-Depth Look at Insurance – 8/24/2027

Altitude Webinar – Per My Last Email – Recommended Approaches to Communication 9/16/2027

Altitude Webinar – Nightmare on Elm Street – True HOA Horror Stories that Could have Easily Been Avoided – 9/22/2027

Altitude Webinar – Two Shades of Gray – Differences in Applying the Law to Condominiums and Planned Developments 10/13/2027

Altitude Webinar – Document Amendments and the Great Red Pen Massacre – Advance Issues 10/25/2027

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recent Publications by Elina B. Gilbert

The Federal Corporate Transparency Act—What Are the Steps?

loading… The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) has caused panic and confusion among the HOA industry.  Both managers, board members, and others in the industry are wondering what it means for them and how they can comply with the requirements. The CTA is a federal law requiring corporations and other businesses to report their “beneficial ownership”Go to Newsletter
The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), which was was originally enacted by Congress on January 1, 2021 for the purpose of preventing money laundering, tax fraud, and other similar activities, requires small corporations in the United States to file reports with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) on or before December 31, 2024, disclosingGo to Blog

Little Known Provisions in CCIOA and the Nonprofit Act

loading… The Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act (“CCIOA”) and the Colorado Revised Nonprofit Corporations Act (“Nonprofit”) are the two primary statutes governing common interest communities in Colorado.  These statutes are long, complex, and contain provisions many people are not familiar with, and, frankly, may not care about. However, it is fun to take a lookGo to Newsletter

Help! My Association Can’t Afford Its Insurance Premiums

loading… Unfortunately, we continue to see major increases to insurance premiums in Colorado, and for some communities, insurance has become practically unaffordable.  In fact, it is no longer unusual to see annual premiums ranging between $600,000 and $800,000 for some associations, with no sign of relief in the near future. So, what are associations toGo to Newsletter

Leasing Restrictions—Three Tips

loading… Rental restrictions have always been a hot topic for community associations.   Whether associations desire to limit the number of rentals, the types of permitted rentals, or both, the question of whether associations can and should adopt leasing restrictions comes up quite often.  This article provides three important tips with respect to leasing restrictions. 1.Go to Newsletter