Years have passed since the last iteration of community association manager (CAM) licensing ended in Colorado. The first set of laws and regulations were set to sunset, but a bill to revive and enhance them passed both houses, only to…
In a new decision from the Colorado Court of Appeals, the Judges have ruled that bank statements for accounts held by Colorado homeowners associations “may” be included in the category of materials which must be kept by the community, and…
April 11, 2018 Yesterday, the Colorado Senate’s Finance Committee postponed indefinitely consideration of House Bill 18-1175. As one Senate staffer told me: The Bill is dead. HB18-1175 seeks to continue the State’s licensing statutes and regulations for Community Association Managers…
What was the Rule Against Perpetuities, again? The Colorado Supreme Court has entered its Opinion on the Vallagio at Inverness Residential Condo Assoc. v. Metro Homes, Inc., case. A copy of the Opinion is available AT THIS LINK. In its…
February 3, 2016 – Colorado State Senator Morgan Carroll has introduced SB16-082 which seeks to prohibit Colorado homeowners’ associations from retaliating against an owner who undertakes ” a lawful action” to complain about “violation[s]” in a community. The proposed law,…
January 13, 2016 — A new Director Position Statement by the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies: Division of Real Estate pertaining to record retention duties of Community Association Managers (“CAMs”) has been published. The Statement sets forth the Division’s opinion…
On April 20, 2015, Kevin P. Perez and Christopher P. Brown obtained summary judgment for their homeowners’ association client, which led to the dismissal of all Title VII sexual harassment and retaliation claims brought against the HOA. The United States…
The Colorado Court of Appeals recently issued a slew of opinions — three of which are of particular interest: Soicher v. State Farm 13CA2305 This opinion holds that an insurer must plead failure to cooperate as a separate defense or…
On February 5, 2015, a panel of the Colorado Court of Appeals entered its opinion on a case won by summary judgment by Nemirow Perez’s Miles Buckingham. The suit, which alleged multiple civil violations by an Arapahoe County homeowners’ association,…
Today, the Denver Post features a story about the resolution of a dispute between two neighboring associations which had simmered for ten years. We at Nemirow Perez are grateful for the opportunity to assist one of the communities, and to…