Charter Statement and Current Issues
The Colorado HOA Forum is an open organization consisting mostly of homeowners
from Colorado Homeowner's Associations (HOA's). We also members from other
states including Nevada, Arizona, Florida, and California. We are dedicated to improving
Colorado HOA legislation and homeowner's rights.
We are interested in real HOA issues, directly from HOA homeowners that concern
abusive HOA's and their Boards and property management companies. Our focus is on
changing Colorado HOA legislation to include enforcement provisions from the
homeowner's perspective and an effective means for homeowner dispute resolution.
We do believe that HOA controls, restrictions, covenants, and by-laws should be
enforced consistently and fairly. Violations with HOA governing documents whether by
homeowner, an HOA Board, or property management company should not be tolerated
and violators should be held accountable. .
Enforcing HOA legislation and HOA governing documents from the Boards perspective
are very effective with no changes needed in the law. Enforcement of homeowner rights
is not addressed in the law/legislation and all enforcement is defaulted to our Court
System: an expensive, complicated, litigious, and time consuming process that is out of
the reach of most homeowners. We advocate including in all HOA legislation a
mandatory out of court dispute resolution process such as medi-arb (using a mediator
and empowering that person with arbitrator authority to make decisions). This process
is very timely, uncomplicated, very low cost, and will not cost taxpayers as all costs
related to filing a complaint through the dispute resolution will be paid for by the parties
involved in the dispute. This would only involve dispute resolution related to
non-compliance with HOA legislation and/or an HOA's governing documents and with
monetary amounts in such claims under $7,500.
The Colorado HOA Forum is an open organization consisting mostly of homeowners
from Colorado Homeowner's Associations (HOA's). We also members from other
states including Nevada, Arizona, Florida, and California. We are dedicated to improving
Colorado HOA legislation and homeowner's rights.
We are interested in real HOA issues, directly from HOA homeowners that concern
abusive HOA's and their Boards and property management companies. Our focus is on
changing Colorado HOA legislation to include enforcement provisions from the
homeowner's perspective and an effective means for homeowner dispute resolution.
We do believe that HOA controls, restrictions, covenants, and by-laws should be
enforced consistently and fairly. Violations with HOA governing documents whether by
homeowner, an HOA Board, or property management company should not be tolerated
and violators should be held accountable. .
Enforcing HOA legislation and HOA governing documents from the Boards perspective
are very effective with no changes needed in the law. Enforcement of homeowner rights
is not addressed in the law/legislation and all enforcement is defaulted to our Court
System: an expensive, complicated, litigious, and time consuming process that is out of
the reach of most homeowners. We advocate including in all HOA legislation a
mandatory out of court dispute resolution process such as medi-arb (using a mediator
and empowering that person with arbitrator authority to make decisions). This process
is very timely, uncomplicated, very low cost, and will not cost taxpayers as all costs
related to filing a complaint through the dispute resolution will be paid for by the parties
involved in the dispute. This would only involve dispute resolution related to
non-compliance with HOA legislation and/or an HOA's governing documents and with
monetary amounts in such claims under $7,500.
About Us:
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Our goals and objectives::
1. Include an out of court binding
dispute resolution process in all
Colorado HOA laws
2. Regulate and license property
management companies
3. Limit fees and administrative costs
on HOA debt
4. Restrict foreclosure of HOA
properties for HOA debt
5. Implement term limits for HOA
Board members when others are
available to serve
6. Include as part of the HOA
registration process a certification
that HOA Board members read their
own HOA governing documents and
information posted on the State’s HOA
Office’s web site concerning State
HOA law.
Practical solutions to homeowner
problems. No cost to taxpayers,
relieves the court system of cases,
affordable and accessible dispute
resolution, will not inhibit volunteers
from serving on HOA boards, and
solutions are fair and balanced.
1. Include an out of court binding
dispute resolution process in all
Colorado HOA laws
2. Regulate and license property
management companies
3. Limit fees and administrative costs
on HOA debt
4. Restrict foreclosure of HOA
properties for HOA debt
5. Implement term limits for HOA
Board members when others are
available to serve
6. Include as part of the HOA
registration process a certification
that HOA Board members read their
own HOA governing documents and
information posted on the State’s HOA
Office’s web site concerning State
HOA law.
Practical solutions to homeowner
problems. No cost to taxpayers,
relieves the court system of cases,
affordable and accessible dispute
resolution, will not inhibit volunteers
from serving on HOA boards, and
solutions are fair and balanced.
Red Rocks, Denver, CO
Our other main goals are to work for licensing and regulatory
oversight of property management companies, limiting collection
fees on HOA debt, and precluding foreclosure of homes related to
HOA debt less than $7,500 (or some other agreed upon amount but
no less than $5,000)
We work to modify Colorado HOA legislation to:
Colorado HOA legislation (CCIOA) provides for no effective
enforcement process or penalties against HOA Boards or property
management companies that ignore their own governing documents
or State law except our expensive, time consuming, and litigious
courts that are not workable for most homeowners. We work to
change this by including an out of court, binding,
arbitration-mediation process in current State HOA law.
HOA Property Management Companies are not regulated or licensed
in Colorado. Colorado has little in the way of enforcement and
penalties for HOA property management companies that are involved
in questionable activities or are in non-compliance with State HOA
law or an HOA's governing documents. Colorado needs to oversee
this industry with strict regulations, licensing, and a means of
enforcement that currently are non-existent.
Limit the amount of fees and "add-on" charges that can be assessed
in the collection of HOA debt.
Limit the ability for HOA's to foreclose on a homeowner's property for
delinquent HOA debt.
oversight of property management companies, limiting collection
fees on HOA debt, and precluding foreclosure of homes related to
HOA debt less than $7,500 (or some other agreed upon amount but
no less than $5,000)
We work to modify Colorado HOA legislation to:
Colorado HOA legislation (CCIOA) provides for no effective
enforcement process or penalties against HOA Boards or property
management companies that ignore their own governing documents
or State law except our expensive, time consuming, and litigious
courts that are not workable for most homeowners. We work to
change this by including an out of court, binding,
arbitration-mediation process in current State HOA law.
HOA Property Management Companies are not regulated or licensed
in Colorado. Colorado has little in the way of enforcement and
penalties for HOA property management companies that are involved
in questionable activities or are in non-compliance with State HOA
law or an HOA's governing documents. Colorado needs to oversee
this industry with strict regulations, licensing, and a means of
enforcement that currently are non-existent.
Limit the amount of fees and "add-on" charges that can be assessed
in the collection of HOA debt.
Limit the ability for HOA's to foreclose on a homeowner's property for
delinquent HOA debt.