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Settling for an "anything is better than nothing results in nothing" The story of HOA legislation for 25 years in Colorado
STATE & FEDERAL LAWS/HOA DOCUMENTS
State - Federal Research Guide/Laws/Studies/Non Disclosure Agreements
Research HOA Laws
Colorado has no oversight or regulation over Management Companies or HOAs
List of Colorado HOA Laws
CCIOA, State HOA law, overview
Outline of the Colorado Revised Nonprofit Act: generally applies to HOAs
Difference Between Community Volunteer Organization and HOA
HB 21-1310 HOA Flag Bill
Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act: "the" law on HOAs in Colorado (CCIOA)
Overview of CCIOA
Quick Guide to CCIOA
Look up any Bill or Act or proposed Bills
Condominium Ownership Act
A Managers Guide to the Colorado Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act
HOA 2019 Office Sunset Review Report, recommendations for HOA reform and justifying HOA Office deleted (suggests a dispute resolution process)
HOA State Study 2013 recmmends dispute resolution process
HB 17-1279 Construction Defects litiagation requires homeowner approval.
HOA: Daycare business allowed in SB 126 (senior communities excluded)
55+ communities qualitying under the Housing for Older People's Act are "exempt" from sections of Fair Housing Act
Original HB 20-1200, all reforms deleted
Grandfather clause in CCIOA concerning enforcement of CCR's
Our legislative Proposals
Quick Comments:
HOA Registration Required: penalties for non-registration
There are no State or Federal laws providing oversight of HOAs or HOA property managers
HOAs can't be licensed, only professions and people are licensed
Why HOA laws are generally unenforceable
HOA Non-disclosure agreements for Board members: bad medicine
Federal Housing Laws/HOA Registration/Senior Housing
Fair Housing Act (FHALaw and Overview
Fair Housing and HOAs
Primer for HOAs on FHA
Housing for Older Persons Act of 1995 (HOPA), Understand Compliance with Legal Age Discrimination and How it can Help those who Seek out Senior Housing Devleopment
HOPA doesn't preclude a person under 55+ age from buying a home in a senior community unless directly restricted in HOA governing documents and most don't!
Colorado ADA Related Service Assistance Animals in Housing
HOA Registration
Note: Did you know that with few exceptions (such as term limits) an HOA Board can change the bylaws without homeowner approval
HOA Documentation/Pre and Post CCIOA (1992 or after?), Foreclosure, Nuisance, smoking, foreclosure and other specific topics, rules vs covenants
Simple explanation of HOA Declaration, By-laws, Rules
HOA Governance Documents Explained
Read about HOA Governance: controls, covenants, restrictions in our guide
Guide to HOA Documentation required for home closing
Contract to Buy and Sell Real Estate: see Section 7, List of documents home seller to provide home buyer
HOA Documentation Retention Guidelines
Pre and Post CCIOA
Overview of HOA law pre-1992 and post 1992: what applies to CCIOA
CCIOA and pre-CCIOA requirements: detailed overview
Is your community an HOA and are you governed under CCIOA?Pre and Post July 1992 HOAs
Specific Topics
What is a Nuisance and What Can You Do About Them?
Cigarettes, Cigars, Marijuana Restrictions
Grandfather Clause in CCIOA
Voting, and disclosures
Passing a Budget
Rules vs Covenants
Proxy Voting Foreclosure Information Foreclosure Overview All about foreclosures Alternatives to Foreclosure Traffic Enforcement
Proxy Voting Foreclosure Information Foreclosure Overview All about foreclosures Alternatives to Foreclosure Traffic Enforcement
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