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What’s Executive Session and When Can We Use It?

Filed Under Governance, Meetings / Action Without Meetings

Posted April 30, 2023

loading… An executive session or “closed door session” is a portion of a board meeting that is not open to attendance by the homeowners. Although the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act (“CCIOA”) generally requires board meetings to be open to attendance by homeowners, Section 308 of CCIOA sets forth the “executive session” exception that allowsGo to Resource

Preventative Law: How to Use Your Association Attorney

Filed Under Governance, Misc

Posted April 25, 2023

loading… Homeowner associations are increasingly finding themselves in the middle of legal controversies. The issues are all too familiar. Contract disputes with landscapers, lawsuits from people injured on the common property, fights over the meaning of poorly worded legal documents, actions to enforce rules and regulations, and disagreements over the legality of special assessments andGo to Resource

By Elina Gilbert

Refresher on the Budget Ratification Process

Filed Under Financial

Posted April 3, 2023

loading… Since July 1, 2018, when the CCIOA budget process was made applicable to pre-CCIOA communities, there continues to be confusion and unclarity with respect to the CCIOA budget process and especially if and how it applies to special assessments. The purpose of this article is to help clarify both the budget process and specialGo to Resource

By Amanda Ashley

Help Me Help My Neighbor – When the Best of Intentions End in the Worst Results

Filed Under Governance, Liabilities

Posted April 3, 2023

loading… An issue that has come up quite often as of late is that of a board wanting to help its individual community members while still maintaining its fiduciary obligations to the association. Perhaps there is an owner who is struggling to afford assessments, perform upkeep on the property, or can’t afford a major repairGo to Resource

By Maris Davies

Insurance—What Is Going On Right Now?!?

Filed Under Maintenance & Insurance

Posted March 1, 2023

loading… If you haven’t looked at your insurance in the past year, you may be saying what?!? when you do. While it has always been a necessary evil, it is something that both individuals and associations alike must obtain, and never before has it been so expensive or near impossible to secure. Insurance provides protectionGo to Resource

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