Orten Cavanagh Holmes & Hunt, LLC

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Orten Cavanagh Holmes & Hunt has provided value-oriented legal services to community associations throughout Colorado, since 2005. Our full-service community association law firm tailors representation to the unique needs of each community.

Our team is dedicated to a preventive legal approach, counseling communities and associations to address concerns in a solution-based manner that minimizes discord. We encourage associations to proactively manage their communities and to ensure actions are appropriate prior to implementation.

News and Insights

Changes to HOA Foreclosures Imposed by HB25-1043

By Hal Kyles / May 23, 2025

HB25-1043 becomes effective on October 1, 2025. The Bill will impact how homeowner associations conduct lien foreclosures to collect unpaid assessments. Below is a summary of the changes to the process and new requirements. Presently, prior to commencing foreclosure, associations are required to send unit owners a 30-day Notice of...

HB25-1182 (Risk Model Use in Property Insurance Policies)

By Aaron Goodlock / April 28, 2025

Colorado HB25-1182 is an effort to help reduce and mitigate property insurance costs. The Bill has several components; however, the crux of HB25-1182 is to compel insurance carriers and underwriters to account for fire mitigation strategies implemented by property owners and communities when issuing, renewing (or nonrenewing), and pricing property insurance....

Colorado’s Proposed HB25-1123 – Alternative Dispute Resolution

By Aaron Goodlock / March 13, 2025

HB25-1123 continues to take shape as it makes its way from the Colorado House to the Senate. In its current form, proposed HB25-1123 builds and expands on existing provisions in the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act (CCIOA) regarding alternative dispute resolution. Specifically, House Bill 25-1123 seeks to implement mandatory dispute...

HB25-1043 – Yet Another Potential Roadblock for Community Associations

By Hal Kyles / March 10, 2025

Proposed HB25-1043 may further hinder associations' ability to recover delinquent assessments. In 2022 (HB22-1137) and again in 2024 (HB24-1337), the General Assembly passed legislation that limited an association’s ability to seek recovery of unpaid assessments. HB25-1043 is the latest effort to further curtail an association’s ability to pursue legal remedies...

Protecting a Community Against Fraud

By Orten Cavanagh Holmes & Hunt, LLC / March 4, 2025

As a community association’s volunteer Board member or manager, it is your fiduciary responsibility to protect the association (to the best of your ability) from embezzlement, misappropriation of funds, or fraudulent billing. Below are some key strategies to protect the community against fraud and embezzlement. Be transparent with your members...

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