Maris Davies, Author at Altitude Community Law

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Shareholder - Transaction & Business Development

Phone: 303.991.2040

Maris is a shareholder with Altitude Community Law and works in both the Transaction and Business Development Departments. Maris enjoys writing for the Altitude Community Law blog as well as teaching board members and managers in the community association industry. Prior to joining the team at Altitude Community Law, Maris worked as a litigator with a real estate and financial services firm. While working through real estate lawsuits and owner to owner disputes, she learned the importance of clarity in contracts and agreements. Her experience in court has given her the ability to connect and work with many different types of personalities. Today, she serves our community association clients by analyzing, catching, and communicating potential pitfalls before they happen.

Education:
B.S., Ithaca College – 2001
Juris Doctorate, University of Denver – 2009

Professional Organizations:
Colorado Bar Association – Since 2009
Community Associations Institute Rocky Mountain Chapter, Mountain Conference Committee – February 2020

Upcoming Speaking Engagements:

2024

Recent Publications by Maris Davies

Proposed Amendments to Pre-CCIOA Communities Right to Veto Association Budget Bill

Filed Under CCIOA

By Maris S. Davies, Esq. In a prior blog post we discussed House Bill 18-1342, which proposed that all pre-Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act (“CCIOA”) communities, i.e. communities formed prior to July 1, 1992, comply with the budget veto process found in Section 303(4)(a) of CCIOA, which is currently only applicable to post-CCIOA communities. Yesterday, duringGoGo to Resource

Pre-CCIOA Communities Might Have to Allow Homeowners the Right to Veto Budget

Filed Under CCIOA

On March 26, 2018, House Bill 18-1342 was introduced and assigned to the House Business Affairs and Labor Committee. HB 18-1342 proposes that all pre-Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act (“CCIOA”) communities, i.e. communities formed prior to July 1, 1992, comply with the budget veto process found in Section 303(4)(a) of CCIOA , which is currentlyGoGo to Resource

Dog Profiling…Could it be a Thing of the Past?

Filed Under Legislative Miscellaneous

On January 19, 2018, House Bill 18-1126 was introduced and assigned to the Local Government Committee. HB 18-1126 proposes to prohibit association regulations banning dogs due solely to breed, weight, or size classifications. If passed, associations would no longer be able to adopt blanket restrictions prohibiting specific dog breeds, i.e. pit bulls, dogs larger than aGoGo to Resource

Rental Caps: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

Filed Under Colorado Community Association Law, Community Associations Miscellaneous

A rental cap is a mechanism put in place to limit the number or percentage of units that may be rented at any one time in a community. While not every community needs, wants or should have a rental cap in place, before you spend the time and money on getting one drafted and approvedGoGo to Resource

It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane….Actually, It’s a Drone!

Filed Under Colorado Community Association Law, Community Associations Miscellaneous

Drones are everywhere. The government uses drones, Amazon.com uses drones, weather forecasters use drones, and, low and behold, homeowners use drones. The question then becomes what, if anything, can an association do to regulate drones? Airspace Ownership Historically, a property owner was deemed to have purchased the land from the center of the earth upGoGo to Resource

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