Last week I had the privilege of attending the CAI Community of Association Lawyers’ Law Seminar. In a session discussing Employment Practice Liability Insurance for association’s that have employees, the panelists, Cliff Treese, Kevin Davis and Heather Appleton, explained that the current D...
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Renter or Tenants are often labeled as troublemakers in communities or the cause of reduced property values. Many associations consider prohibiting or limiting rental of units in their community for this reason alone.
However, there may be less...
An association in the Colorado Springs area passed a rule prohibiting owners from parking on public streets that run through the community (although guests may park in the streets). The rule was adopted in reliance on the following covenant provision, “Boats, recreational vehicles, campers, motor homes, trailers and other such vehicles shall be kept in the garage
...We are excited to announce that our 2013 Community Association Handbook has been republished and posted to our website for your convenience. Our latest edition provides the most current information regarding Colorado homeowner associations.
The handbook gives you easy access to information about collections, foreclosures and CCIOA and while also providing full copies of...
So far this winter, the Denver area has experienced mostly unseasonably warm, dry weather, which has spared us from the usual flurry of frozen pipe claims. But as the frigid temperatures of the last few days have reminded us, Colorado weather changes often and a cold snap is likely to strike at any time.
When the temperatures plummet, we begin to hear the horror stories...
In Florida, delinquent owners are prohibited from serving on their association’s board. While Colorado does not have a similar law we do recommend that associations include such a requirement in their...
We often times suggest that boards adopt a maintenance and insurance checklist that clarifies whether the association or an owner is responsible for maintaining and insuring various components within a community.
The checklist works far better than reading through...
As a non-profit corporation, your association is likely NOT immune from having to report and pay taxes. If you are a board member for an association, it is part of your fiduciary duty to make sure that your association files its federal tax return within 75 days of the end of its tax year, which for most associations was December 31.
Therefore, federal tax returns are due...
We’ve all come across rogue dog poop throughout our communities, not only is it an eyesore and smells bad, it’s also a health risk to kids and other pets. But what’s a community to do when owners don’t pick up after their pets? Hire a waste removal service? Fine owners who don’t pick up after their pets?
The problem with fining owners is that you don’t always know whose...
We’ve recently seen a new trend in the development of master planned communities, where developers are coming up with some creative and different ways to entice owners to their communities. One trend sweeping the United States is Urban Farming (also known as gardening); with the idea that anyone can grow their own organic food easily.
Developers are listening to the wants...