Meeting Moment – Defusing Formality

Annual meeting time is just around the corner.  For board presidents who don’t have much experience moderating meetings, that annual meeting can be the most intimidating thing on your calendar.  Well, maybe the MOST intimidating thing is the idea of moderating that annual meeting with “Mrs. Jones”, a formidable retiree who’s a stickler for properGo to Resource

Boilerplate A to Z: General Terms of an Agreement

General Contractual Provisions that should be included in all HOA contracts: A.     Use of “Will” and “May”. “Will” is a mandatory word denoting an obligation to pay or perform. “May” is a permissive word denoting an option. B.     Use of “Pronouns”. All personal pronouns used in this Agreement, whether used in the masculine, feminine, orGo to Resource

CCIOA Corner – What is a Common Interest Community?

The Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act (a/k/a CCIOA) was adopted to govern common interest communities in Colorado.  But what exactly is a “common interest community” and how do you know if your association fits into this category? Section 103 of CCIOA provides definitions of various terms used by the Statute, including the “common interest community”. Go to Resource

CCIOA Corner – Terminating Developers’ Contracts

If your community recently transitioned from developer control, you may be able to terminate some or all of the contracts entered into by the developer without penalty pursuant to Section 305 of CCIOA. Section 305 sets forth the types of contracts that are subject to this termination provision, and includes the following agreements: Management contractsGo to Resource

CCIOA Corner – Meetings

What do you do if your association’s governing documents do not have a quorum requirement?  If your community was created on or after July 1, 1992, you go to Section 309(1) of CCIOA. Section 309(1) provides post-CCIOA communities with a default quorum requirement if their documents are silent.  Specifically, Section 309(1) indicates that if yourGo to Resource
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