Damages resulting from hail storms and water leaks are two of the most common insurance claims for townhouse and condominium associations. The Colorado hail season runs from mid-April to mid-September. According to the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association, Colorado’s Front Range sees about three or four catastrophic hails storms in a typical season. If you have livedGo to Article
Category: CCIOA
On January 30, 2020, the first of what we expect to be several major bills concerning the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act was introduced as HB 20-1200 and is sponsored by Rep. Titone (D) and Weismann (D). This is an expansive bill which acts as the bill reauthorizing the HOA Information Office and requires theGo to Article
Currently, C.R.S. §38-33.3-106.5(i) of the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act prevents community associations from prohibiting the use of xeriscaping on an owner’s property. While an association can still adopt design or aesthetic guidelines that regulate the type, number, and placement of drought-tolerant plantings and hardscapes, it cannot absolutely ban the use of xeriscaping on theGo to Article
Right around this time of year, I start receiving calls and emails from board members and community association managers confused about what information needs to be disclosed to the owners. I’m not talking about information that needs to be disclosed in response to an owner’s request; I mean information that the association has the affirmativeGo to Article
In prior blog posts 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. Section 303(4)(a) was, previously, only applicable to post-CCIOA communities. HB 18-1342 has been signed intoGo to Article