Based upon an almost three to one ratio of comments received by the Department of Justice in favor of further extending the ADA pool compliance deadline, the Department of Justice, in an announcement on May 17, 2012, pushed back the compliance deadline for swimming pool access to January 31, 2013.  Read More...

As reported in today's Side Streets blog post, Aaron Acker has resigned.  Mr. Acker ran the HOA Information & Resource Center, which was created under HB 1278 to provide information on the rights and duties of unit owners, developers and associations under the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Read More...

Last week the Colorado Senate passed HB12-1237 with limited amendments. The House must now approved the Senate's amendments which is expected to happen anytime. One of the amendments approved by the Senate is very beneficial to associations. Read More...

Want to know what's happening with legislation?  Don't forget to check out our Legislative Tracking Chart.  This chart is updated on a weekly basis to keep everyone informed on what is happening with this year's legislation. Read More...

On April 12, 2012, Governor Hickenlooper signed SB12-030. This bill become law on September 1, 2012 and will apply to foreclosures started after that date. Read More...

The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) March 15 final rule on deed-based transfer fees was a huge victory for community associations across the country. FHFA’s initial proposal would have banned federally backed mortgages for any property in a community association with a deed-based transfe Read More...

SB12-030 passed the House on Third Reading yesterday and will now be forwarded to the Governor for signature. The bill will not have any impact on much of what associations do except for the the selling of liens. In order to maximum association recovery in connection with lien assignments it will b Read More...

The March 15, 2012 compliance deadline for ADA pool compliance deemed "POOL-MAGGEDON" by industry insiders has been extended. In an unexpected but not surprising move given the public outcry against the revised pool access rules, President Obama ordered a 60 day stay on the implementation of the enf Read More...

On March 2, 2012, DORA published its official Sunrise Review of the proposed manager licensing requirements. The review is mandated by Colorado Revised Statutes, Section 24-34-104.1 that requires any proposed legislation regulating an occupation or profession to be reviewed by DORA to ensure such r Read More...

DORA issued its Sunrise Report today and recommends that management companies be regulated. The report states "regulation is justified and widely supported. Given the types of harm identified during the course of this review and the legitimate concerns surrounding the cost of regulation, it is logi Read More...