Your association has an important and controversial issue to decide at its annual meeting.  As a manager or board member, the last thing you want is to go through the effort of calling the meeting, gathering proxies, and holding the vote, only to have the decision challenged on some notice technica Read More...

I. Overview of the Basics. “Community Association” is the generic term for communities that are created pursuant to recorded covenants or other documents that create an association of the unit or homeowners. The term community association includes condominiums, homeowner associations and housin Read More...

With our record breaking temperatures becoming a distant memory and winter conditions right around the corner, it’s time for association’s to review their snow removal contracts.  What should be included in these contracts?  Below is a checklist of some of the most common provisions all snow r Read More...

Smart car, smart phone, smart….ass?  That’s what my mom calls me when I’m in my “know-it-all” mode and disrespecting her philosophies.  But she has also given me many pearls of wisdom over the years, such as: “Efficiency is all well and good, but it shouldn’t be to someone else’s d Read More...

Often some of the most challenging questions a chair must handle during an annual meeting come from members of the “opposition” who don’t believe the board is being fair to them, and who are afraid their rights will be violated by something that happens at a meeting.  When owners take this ty Read More...

You’ve often heard us talk about the three facets of a community:   But there are also three modes of governance for your association board. Governance as Leadership; (Chait, Ryan & Taylor, 2005). In the fiduciary mode, boards are concerned with being the steward of the association’s phys Read More...

Today’s associations understand the need to convey, and even over-communicate, important information to their members.  To that end, some associations have jumped into the cyberworld with their own Facebook and/or Twitter pages.  Before jumping in with both feet, however, associations should con Read More...

Wind has wreaked havoc across Colorado over the past week, peaking at more than 100 mph in some areas across the Front Range. The powerful gusts have caused a variety of damage to trees, homes, and other buildings. Our office has been getting a lot of calls about trees falling on property owned by t Read More...

To guard against problems and liability, associations need to know the ins and outs of snow removal contracts, what to do when a slip-and-fall occurs and when a frozen pipe breaks. The following guidelines and tips will help associations prepare for the winter season. Read More...

Community spirit means pride in a community.  Building community spirit creates an emotional equity allowing residents to have an invested interest in their community.  The key to having a spirited community doesn’t rest in the size or the wealth of the association, but rather the enthusiasm and Read More...

The Open Meetings statute (C.R.S § 38-33.3-308) became law in July, 1995. One need only attend a board meeting or speak with a manager to observe the many interpretations of the statute. The following are intended to address and dispel many of the common myths surrounding the Open Meetings statut Read More...