On May 28, 2013, Governor Hickenlooper signed into law HB 2013-1276 - the HOA Collection Policy Requirements and Debt Collection Limitations bill.

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 the charge from his HOA's property management company. After failing to reach a resolution, he took his case to small-claims court in Arapahoe County, where he recovered much of the cost.  (By John Mossman, The Denver Post) Read more

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 this spring.   Senate Bill 183 would:

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 CAI.  Information was distributed regarding the benefits and resources of CAI RMC that are available to owners, residents, prospective purchasers, board members, managers and others.