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CCIOA Corner—Fining Without a Fine Policy

Filed Under Enforcement and Fines, Litigation

Posted June 1, 2012

Most individuals know that CCIOA requires associations in Colorado to adopt certain policies; one of these policies is the “covenant enforcement policy”, which specifies how violations are to be reported, investigated, and addressed. Additionally, these policies should contain fine structures informing owners of the fine amounts that may be imposed against them if they violateGo to Resource

Meeting Moment – Handling Amendments

Filed Under Governance, Meetings / Action Without Meetings

Posted June 1, 2012

Among the more complex issues a meeting chair may be required to handle at an owner’s meeting is the dreaded amendment to a motion. Consider the following fact scenario: an owner makes a motion that the association should beautify the common area around the community sign. Immediately someone seconds the motion. The chair then properlyGo to Resource

Choose Your Own Adventure: Late Fees, Interest and Processing Fees Edition

Filed Under Collections, Litigation

Posted June 1, 2012

As a board member or a property manager for an association, you might sometimes feel as if you are participating in a “Choose Your Own Adventure” book. You know the kind, where on every other page the reader gets to choose between two or three options, each eventually leading to one of about forty endings. Go to Resource

How the Colorado Civil Access Pilot Project May Impact Your Association

Filed Under Complex Litigation, Litigation

Posted June 1, 2012

The Colorado Civil Access Pilot Program (“CCAPP”) significantly impacts timelines associated with service, disclosures, pleadings and discovery in District Court litigation. CCAPP also impacts the scope of discovery and limits the use of experts at trial. CCAPP was designed with the goal of streamlining litigation so that costs are kept at a minimum and casesGo to Resource

Sexual Harassment & Associations

Filed Under Governance, Liabilities

Posted June 1, 2012

Scenario: You are the president of an association with a staff of on-site employees who manage the clubhouse and pool, perform maintenance and repairs of the common areas, do the accounting and collection for the association, and otherwise administer the affairs of the association. You get a call at 5:00 on a Friday afternoon fromGo to Resource

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