A real estate professional recently was sued for a Fair Housing Act violation over a listing posted on his website, even though he was not the listing agent and did not post the content himself.
The information appeared on his website through an IDX...
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After a five-week trial, a California jury found the Bella Palermo Homeowners Association negligent for failing to resolve a second-hand smoke dispute between neighbors at a Trabuco Canyon condominium project. The plaintiffs were awarded just over $15,000 for their claim that the...
This morning the Colorado Legislative Action Committee held a legislative update breakfast. Generally speaking, the speakers conveyed that the legislature was expressing that “consumer protection” was the name of the game this year. It was also noted that their seemed to be a current mood in the legislature of “getting things done”
and that, with the exception of the...
Last week the House introduced HB 13-1249 which is a bill that attempts to clean up the foreclosure issues that have plagued residential lenders. The Bill’s stated purpose is:
“Concerning...
Condo Owner Magazine recently posted a tragic story about a 14-year old boy who fell off his skateboard and was hit by a vehicle. The magazine reports that after building substantial speed he came down an elevated ramp in the condo parking garage,...
Having failed to garner enough support even to be amended and pass out of the House Committee on Business, Labor, Economic, & Workforce Development, the Homeowner’s Insurance Reform Act of 2013 was thought to have been effectively laid to...
Recently, I wrote about when an association should consider forgiveness of an owner’s debt. Once the association decides to forgive an owner’s debt, then what? First, the amount will actually be...
With more and more talk at the federal level about immigration reform, most employers are focused on federal compliance when hiring. Specifically the I-9 form created in the 1980s to stem the tide of illegal immigration. Don’t forget to use the new I-9 form which became effective March 8, 2013!
In...
David Firmin and Loura Sanchez were each quoted in different articles in the March/April edition of Common Ground.
...In the middle of the continued debates over more controversial items, HB 1137 became the first bill impacting common interest communities to cross the finish line and become law. HB 1237 was signed by Governor Hickenlooper on March 8, 2013...