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HOA/Condo/Co-op
17 published works
Lancaster Law Blog
Associations Should Be Careful What They Ask For
In many cases, an association will seek a Court Order to enforce its rules and regulations. In those cases, the association asks a Judge to order the unit owner to…
Colorado Homeowners Association Law
2014 New Year Resolutions for HOA Boards
Happy New Year from all of us at Winzenburg, Leff, Purvis & Payne! As we begin 2014, I thought I would continue with my annual tradition of providing HOA boards with…
Colorado Homeowners Association Law
Pssst…My Neighbor is Violating the Covenants!
All Colorado community associations are required by the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act ("CCIOA") to adopt responsible governance policies governing issues like collections, meeting procedure, and records inspection. CCIOA does…
Colorado Homeowners Association Law
You Can Lead a Horse to Water…
But you can’t make him drink. A lot of the work I do for my association clients requires me to counsel boards to take actions different from the actions they’d…
Colorado Homeowners Association Law
CCIOA 101 for HOA Boards: Right of Members to Speak at Board Meetings
A common question we receive from boards of HOAs and homeowners is whether the owners have a right to speak at board meetings. The Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act (“CCIOA”) at…
Colorado Homeowners Association Law
HOA Records Bill Clears the Senate!
HB 1237 (the HOA records bill) just unanimously cleared the Senate on 3rd reading! The bill will now be sent back to the House for concurrence. We believe the bill will clear this…
Colorado Homeowners Association Law
Highly Effective HOA Directors: Trait #5
It’s Friday and I have to admit I thought seriously about taking a day off from blogging on the traits of highly effective HOA directors. And then I thought – quit…
Colorado Homeowners Association Law
Production of Documents by Declarants Following Transition to Owner Control
In the past few weeks, I have received several questions relating to the responsibility of a declarant to transition an association it developed to owner control and the responsibility to…
Colorado Homeowners Association Law
2012 New Year Resolutions for HOA Directors
Last year at this time, I blogged on recommended New Year Resolutions for HOA boards. In that posting, I focused on boards taking a serious look at the fiscal health of…
Colorado Homeowners Association Law
So You Want to be a Board Member…
Every member of an association has something unique they can contribute to their Board. Board members with backgrounds in insurance, landscaping, law, and construction often provide expertise most people don't…