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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

You have a community that is less than 50% sold out. The clubhouse is only half-finished. Bills are mounting. Vendors are screaming. Developer walks away. Now what? What’s the saying? “When the tough get going the going get tough?” Pretty hard to get in that frame of mind when you have to sleep in aGo to Resource