Colorado Legislature to Take Up New Association Manager Licensing Bill
- January 10, 2024
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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…
Colorado Court of Appeals Expands CCIOA Sec. 317
- December 28, 2023
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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…
Colorado’s New Data Privacy Law: Where’s Your Company’s Policy?
- December 20, 2018
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Does your business receive or keep Personal Identifying Information of customers? The definition of Personal Identifying Information is broad, and includes: A user’s password (say, to access restricted areas on your web-site); Personal Identification Numbers; Social security numbers; A pass…
Updated – Status of Community Association Manager Regs in Doubt?
- April 11, 2018
- Miles Buckingham
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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? Developers Control Communities They’ve Had Nothing to Do with for Years
- June 5, 2017
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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…
When Does Collecting Fees and Costs Mean Retaliation?
- February 3, 2016
- Miles Buckingham
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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,…
Guidance for HOA Managers re: Records Retention
- January 27, 2016
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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…
Colorado Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment for Client
- February 24, 2015
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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,…
Glad to be of service
- September 18, 2014
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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…
DORA seeking comments on proposed HOA manager rules
- April 1, 2014
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In keeping with the mandates of the HOA Manager Licensing Bill (HB13-1277) the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies is seeking the public’s comment on proposed rules for managers of community associations. The form for registering comments, and links to the…