The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled this week that the stipulation in a homeowner association’s bylaws that arbitration be used as the resolution method in construction-defects disputes can’t be removed by the association without the consent of the builder. Read the article………..
The 2015 legislative session of the Colorado General Assembly ends today. In the final few days, the following HOA-related bills were killed in the Senate: Read the article…………
It’s that time of year again, when the weather is changing and people are spending more time….naked in their doorways? No, this is not an early April Fool’s joke. According the neighbors of the Cardinal Glen’s HOA in North Carolina, this is a problem they’ve had to deal with without any help from the police. […]
I thought I had retired the “Arizoonie”. This was originally an annual award I gave to the state that proposed the dumbest community association proposed law each year. The nickname “Arizoonie” was given because Arizona continually won the award and that is also why I stopped giving it – the same state won every year. […]
It is becoming more and more common place. A condominium association has a few claims on its insurance policy over the years and premiums start to rise. In order to purchase affordable casualty insurance to cover the common elements and the portions of the units the association is obligated to insure per the governing documents […]
SB 15-177, Construction Defects, can provide relief for both homeowners and developers from costly and often reckless litigation. The bill can empower homeowners by requiring them to vote on and approve the use of HOA funds in litigation. However, the bill raises a few major red flags of concern that unless addressed will negate the […]