I am a member of my association’s board of directors and attended one of HindmanSanchez's SB 100 classes to learn what our association needs to do to comply with the new law. A few days later, while d

SB 100 is a complex and technical law that covers a wide breadth of homeowner association topics. In an attempt to address the needs of Colorado’s homeowners as quickly as possible, this law was drafted quickly. As a result, in some places, it contains ambiguous provisions and conflicting sections. Until courts start defining these ambiguous provisions and reconciling the conflicting sections, attorneys may well have different good faith interpretations of the statute. Due to our involvement with SB 100 throughout the legislative session, HindmanSanchez’s reading of SB 100 takes in account the legislative intent communicated to us by its sponsors as well as general rules of statutory construction. We consider this knowledge of the sponsors’ legislative intent as an advantage in interpreting the new law.

Community Essentials - July 2005