As expected, with less than 24 hours left in the legislative session, the remainder of the HOA bills that were being debated all passed out of the legislature and moved on to the Governor and are all expected to be signed.   Read our full blog post. Read More...

The Florida Bar Standing Committee on the Unlicensed Practice of Law has released its proposed advisory opinion.  As we reported on a prior blog, the Committee was asked to confirm whether certain activities performed by community association managers were the unauthorized practice of law.  The pr Read More...

SB13-183 finally cleared its last hurdle on May 2 and now only awaits the governor’s signature.  The provisions of the bill modify the existing xeriscape statute, which appears at CRS 37-60-126.  The bill, as finally approved, prohibits an association from requiring any form or level of turf gra Read More...

As the legislative session winds down, two more bills were quickly approved by the Senate and House and sent to the Governor for signature.  SB 13-126 The bill that removes unreasonable restrictions on electric car charges and SB 13-182 a bill that addresses time share interests were both sent to t Read More...

One of the major bills being debated this year, HB13-1277, promises to become as famous in the HOA circles as SB 05-100 and SB 06-89.  This bill represents a major change in how community associations are perceived and managed.  So what does it mean and what is its impact?  Read our full blog pos Read More...

As promised last week, two significant bills were introduced into the Colorado legislature this week that are aimed directly at community associations.  The first, HB 13-1277 is the manager licensure bill.  This bill contains two essential components; (1) requires each manager and management compa Read More...

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:  Read our full blog post. Read More...

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 rest for this session.  Read our full blog post. Read More...

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.  Read our full blog post. Read More...

As we enter into the middle of March, legislation that will survive the House and Senate is starting to take shape.  On the side of the legislation that will move forward is HB 1137 which was approved by the Senate on March 5, 2013 and has been sent to the Governor for signature.  HB 1137 is meant Read More...