Report February 1, 2014 The HOA Information Office 2013 report is out and is available at the state’s website www.dora.state.co.us. A copy is also posted on our resource page at www.ochhoalaw.com. The HOA Information and Resource Center of the State of Colorado, Division of Real Estate (“HOA Info Office”) was created in 2010. This Office […]
Oktoberfest 2013 Wow! Over $60,000 raised to support a faith-based legal aid clinic! On September 13th, attorneys and professionals at Orten Cavanagh & Holmes helped raise needed support for the Justice and Mercy Legal Aid Clinic (JAMLAC) at our annual Oktoberfest event. JAMLAC serves low-income residents of the metro area. The clinic lost a funding […]
On May 28, 2013, Governor Hickenlooper signed into law HB 2013-1276 – the HOA Collection Policy Requirements and Debt Collection Limitations bill. We recommend managers and board members become familiar with the HOA Collection Policy Requirements and Debt Collection Limitations. Navigate to the “Resources” page and find our article on “HOA Collection Policies Requirements and […]
Homeowner Advocates Take Aim Jim Phillips was prepared for many of the costs associated with selling his Aurora home in July. What he was not expecting was a $500 “transfer fee” for HOA documents required to complete the sale of the property in the Tallyn’s Reach development. Phillips reluctantly signed the closing documents, then disputed […]
Condo Associations or HOAs with homes with attached walls should consider rules limiting cannabis growing in homes and more. Growing cannabis can be very pungent. Planned Communities, without attached walls, may take a hands off approach. See the article published in Westwood or contact HOA professionals at our office for more information.
With a looming extended drought, the legislature has been considering making turf and watering covenants, restrictions and guidelines of HOAs even harder to enforce and making xeriscaping easier. The bill under consideration has been approved in the State Senate, is under consideration in the State House and is expected to be approved and become law […]
Orten Cavanagh & Holmes, LLC participated in the 2013 Home and Garden Show in February on behalf of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Community Association Institute (CAI-RMC). Our attorneys helped the CAI-RMC run its booth at the Home & Garden Show to help educate about common interest communities and orient homeowners to HOAs and […]
Banks taking longer than ever the resell foreclosed homes: New, nationwide data has surfaced from research company RealtyTrac Inc. Data shows banks are taking on average 20% longer to resell homes that had been previously foreclosed. What does this data mean for community associations? Often banks do not adequately maintain these properties and let them […]
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