Whether you are a board member or an employee of a management company, you may be called to testify in court as a witness to events. Here are some practical hints and suggestions on what to do and how to do it well when you are asked to serve as a witness. Bear in mindGo to Resource
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Go back to 2012. An owner in your community e-mails the board or your manager, asking for copies of all of the association’s financial records for the last 15 years. Or he wants to see all of the e-mails between the Board members related to a controversial assessment increase. Or he wants to see allGo to Resource
Enforcing covenants of an association is one of the most difficult jobs a board of directors must embark upon, while at the same time being one of the most critical functions of the board. Most declarations of common interest communities specifically state that the purpose of the association is to protect and enhance property valueGo to Resource
Most associations assess fines if a homeowner does not resolve a covenant enforcement violation. If the homeowner does not pay those fines, what can the association do? Generally speaking, the association can collect the fines just as they collect unpaid assessments. In fact, the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act (“CCIOA”) explicitly states that fines areGo to Resource
When an owner violates a rule or covenant and doesn’t voluntarily comply after a courtesy letter is sent, most associations move to the next step in their covenant enforcement policy, which is typically the imposition of fines. This is an area where pitfalls can abound and it is important that associations cross the t’s andGo to Resource