Governance Resources

Did you know the Colorado Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) provides a way to obtain an individual’s personal information with a license plate trace?  The information may only be accessed for specific reasons, but the process does exist and can be helpful to community associations. In order to conduct this search the requesting person mustGo to Resource

More and more community associations are being impacted in one way or another by Colorado’s marijuana laws.  Most visible are the impacts from dispensaries moving into covenant controlled communities.  A less obvious impact is on those associations who have employees. Many employers have a no-drug policy which prohibits employees from using illegal drugs.  The questionGo to Resource

As energy costs rise, the economy continues to struggle and resources become scarcer, more and more community associations and homeowners are trying to find ways to reduce energy consumption, reduce their carbon footprints and otherwise “go green”.  With recent legislation in Colorado placing limits on the authority of associations to prohibit or regulate certain energyGo to Resource

Generally, homeowners want the same basic things – comfort, safety, value, etc.  This is true whether the homeowner belongs to the Baby Boom Generation or Generation X.  However, each generation has its specific set of values and expectations that influence its  behavior.  The latest generation with a name – Generation Y (roughly corresponding to individualsGo to Resource

Before the adoption of the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act (CCIOA), the transition of an association from developer control to homeowner control was often a haphazard, informal, and ongoing process.  CCIOA requires developers to gradually turn over control of the association as units are sold or time expires.  Even with the more structured transition frameworkGo to Resource