2011 was an active year for legislation that will affect community associations of all kinds in Colorado. Overall most bills were generally positive and do not add significantly to the administrative burdens of managing and governing homeowners associations. But there are new laws that every Colorado homeowners association should be aware of. TheGo to Resource
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When making staffing and hiring decisions, one question companies commonly face is whether to engage independent contractors or employees. While using independent contractors has its benefits (such as not having to pay payroll taxes for those individuals), it can carry legal risks if a person is misclassified as an independent contractor as opposedGo to Resource
We all know that smoking and specifically second hand smoke is controversial. Over the years we have seen local and statewide restrictions on smoking in most public places, some specifically related to multi-family communities and at least one Colorado court has upheld a declaration amendment prohibiting smoking IN units. But, HB 3253 introducedGo to Resource
Yesterday, May 11, the 2011 Colorado Legislative session closed. It was an active and reasonably positive session from the point of view of the community association industry, with many favorable bills passing and several unfavorable bills being killed or positively modified. Unfortunately, one of the favorable bills we supported — the HOA RegistrationGo to Resource
The Transfer Fee bill, SB 11-234 continues to move toward passage into law. It just passed out of the House with no amendments, and next heads for the Governor’s desk for signature. Therefore, it seems likely that the Transfer Fee bill may pass into law this year. See our April 11, 2011 postGo to Resource