On May 4, 2017, House Bill 17-1279 gained final unanimous approval in the Senate after unanimous approval in the House on April 24, 2017. H.B. 17-1279 has been referred to Governor John Hickenlooper to be signed into law. H.B. 17-1279 requires that before an association, on behalf of its members, files suit against a developerGoGo to Resource
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On March 17, 2017, House Bill 17-1279 was introduced and assigned to the State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee. The original intent of H.B. 17-1279 was to open the lines of communication between the association board, the association members, and the developer or builder and act as a bill that could garner bipartisan support. This bill isGoGo to Resource
On February 6, 2017, House Bill 17-1169 was introduced and assigned to the State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee. H.B. 17-1169 proposes a mechanism for a construction professional to offer to repair or offer to fund repairs for a construction defect prior to the initiation of a construction defect lawsuit. This is in effort toGoGo to Resource
On February 1, 2017, Senate Bill 17-156 was introduced and assigned to the Business, Labor, and Technology Committee. S.B. 17-156 seeks to require mandatory mediation and/or arbitration for any construction defect action if the association’s governing documents previously required the same. This means that if a prior mediation and/or arbitration clause was amended or removed fromGoGo to Resource
The Seventy-first General Assembly convened on January 11, 2017, and shortly thereafter the first bill relating to construction defects was introduced. SB 17-045 was introduced by Senators Grantham and Williams and has bipartisan support in both the senate and house. This bill requires a court, when hearing a construction defect case in which there isGoGo to Resource