The number of laws proposed during the 2024 legislative season that affect the rights and responsibilities of homeowners associations leaves board members spoiled for choice as to which of the mounting problems or crises their associations face in the coming year they will be investing their emotional wherewithal. In an effort to alleviate the pains already being felt by many in the state caused by the current cost-of-housing crisis, the Colorado Legislature has introduced three bills aimed at bringing down the cost of construction defect lawsuits by making them harder to bring by an association, provide for mandatory alternative dispute resolution, and limit damages a claimant can seek. Let’s pop the hood on SB24-106, SB24-112, and HB24-1230 and take a look at some of the highlights.   Read the article…………………………….