At the midpoint of the 2011 Legislative Session, we continue to follow two bills which appear headed for passage and may impact Colorado’s community association industry: HB 11-1095, the Secretary of State Identify Theft bill, discussed in our February 24, 2011 post, will require a password to change or file corporate information HBGo to Resource
Category: State Legislation
The Colorado Division of Real Estate has issued a position statement attempting to clarify which associations must register under the new state law, HB 10-1278. According to the position statement, unit owners associations that are not subject to all of CCIOA (CRS Section 38-33.3-301) should be exempt and do not need to register. Go to Resource
Get ready for more legislation affecting community associations. We have long speculated that the new law requiring associations to register with the state, will be a conduit for legislation. Last Thursday’s Aurora Sentinel article confirms it. Representative Su Ryden from Aurora is quoted saying “We can gather the information and data and startGo to Resource
SB 11-013, the Restorative Mediation bill, continues moving through the Legislature. The intent of this bill is to specifically include this specific kind of mediation as an approved form of dispute resolution under the Dispute Resolution Act, CRS 13-22-302 et. seq. Restorative mediation has long been popular in the juvenile justice arena. ForGo to Resource
As the 2011 Legislative Session hits it’s third month, we know a lot more about what bills are likely to become law. Specifically, the following bills that may impact Colorado’s community association industry continue moving toward passage (most of these bills in their current form would not be negative, but could still changeGo to Resource