In 1988, two young attorneys joined together and created what was quite novel at the time: a single stop shop for all homeowners association needs. They realized that for community association law to truly excel, principles of management and best practices would need to be established, adhered to and taught. At that point,Go to Resource
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Common interest communities are responsible for maintaining voluminous records—some of which may not be made available to homeowners. The Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act (“CCIOA”) addresses inspection and copying of association records by homeowners and provides guidelines as to which records must be made available to owners, which records may be made available to owners,Go to Resource
OTARD? What’s an “OTARD”?? Sounds like a fighting word—but actually it isn’t. OTARD stands for Over-the-Air-Reception Devices rule adopted by the FCC in 1996. The overall intent of OTARD is to protect Americans’ rights to receive information from over the air reception devices. OTARD essentially prohibits restrictions that impair the installation, maintenance or useGo to Resource
The most recent legislative changes to the CCIOA budget process have many people extremely confused, especially with respect to applicability of the budget process to pre-CCIOA communities. Instead of trying to explain the process in words—which seems to confuse people even more—we hope the below flowchart will take the confusion out of the process.Go to Resource
What, specifically, is a conflict of interest besides a few buzz words thrown about by managers, upset owners, and board members? And, to whom does it apply? Fortunately, boards are not left to make up or individually define conflicts of interest. The Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act (“CCIOA”), in conjunction with the Revised Nonprofit CorporationsGo to Resource