HOA Homeowners' Rights Task Force

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  by Elfie, 12 months ago
  Very long story - starting when I bought my townhome in 1995. It was in foreclosure and the Realtor filled out the disclosure saying there had been small seepage of water in the basement family room BUT it had been resolved. When the rains came in the spring, my basement was flooded. Discovered that the builder had never installed the french drains that were required because of the high water table, took 4 years of complaining and finally engineers were hired and the drains were installed throughout. Problem resolved until 2019 when some boys took the cover off the drain... Continue reading
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  by eschoenheit, 12 months ago

  First and Foremost. 90% of owners do the right things all the time. They pay assessments on time, maintain and repair their home are great neighbors. They abide by the CCRs and rules which 95% of the time are the same are local City Codes. 2-3% are late on their assessments but take care of their home and are good neighbors, 2-3% have minor issues but are trying and do make progress with simple reminders. 1-2% have a hard time living in a Community in an urban setting. <1% are nightmares to their neighbors. Their are personal stories and circumstances... Continue reading
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  A Manager's Perspective

  by kchrist8, 12 months ago

  I’m an HOA portfolio manager in Littleton Colorado. I manage 8 of them. Been doing it for about 8 years and take pride in my work. Seen some horrible things done by volunteer board of directors that I’d call slumlords in open meetings if it didn’t get me in trouble. Almost all of my other volunteers are good though and would pay for a neighbor’s grocery bill if they asked them to. As managers, we have to bite our tongue and go along with most of what a ruling board of directors does in order to protect our paychecks for... Continue reading
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  by anabelle, 12 months ago
  I received an email notice this morning at 6a.m. informing me of a meeting at 1pm today. The meeting is called by our HOA Board which is going out of office at the end of this year. We have a new Board elected. The current Board is calling this meeting to recall the HGMD Board, duly elected this year, because they are having problems negotiating with them. This is the first notice of this meeting and it's purpose. They give no mention of providing zoom attendance. It seems as if they are trying to sneak something over on our members... Continue reading
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  by Rod, 12 months ago

  Sharping of sabres

  SOS

  I received my 2023 HOA assessment in October and almost passed out. It was due in 24 days and I did not have the amount the board was demanding. Then I get another notice there is going to be another large assessment due January 1^st. It was time to do some studying. Sixty one percent of the budget was attorney and management cost. Twenty nine percent for reserves and ten percent for operating cost.

  What I found out was that as new laws were being passed (primarily hb22-1137) to bring down to reality some... Continue reading
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  Current State Law Provides Too Much Protection for HOAs and Metropolitan Districts

  by dprato, 12 months ago
  I would like to preface this message by saying that I am currently a Director on the Board of the Heritage Ridge Metro District in Berthoud for the past 3 years. I have also been a public-school administrator for 28 years now retired. I believe the current laws in Colorado provide far too much protection to these organizations but I do believe they should have protection against frivolous lawsuits. The current laws and covenants protect Boards and Management Groups by not holding them accountable to any oversight agency or rules governing reasonable rules of conduct. They are literally protected from... Continue reading
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  Wut? We don't need any transparency

  by whoownsmyhome, 12 months ago
  It's that time of year again. Assessments are under the tree. My HOA has only doubled the assessment, so I'll think of that as a gift. We got the email on Friday with the information about the increased assessment and notice of a Budget Ratification meeting. We are not being told why we need the increase, in fact, we aren't even being given a budget summary. I am told, come to the meeting and you will be given a "packet". That makes me very comfortable about voting but then since the ratification can only be overturned by 80% of the... Continue reading
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  HOA Board System is a Faulty Product

  by Ruth Carroll, 12 months ago

  Dear Task Force Members,

  
  

  I have read every story submitted here, re: the HOA Task Force. Many--most--sound angry.

  This is not a surprise. They should be angry.

  The original founder of CAI, Byron Hanke himself, stated around 2000, that the industry itself was doing fine, making money for attorneys and managers and vendors--but the homeowners themselves were NOT doing fine inside --and something should be done. That's a long time--and lot of homeowner suffering--ago.

  Many times in American history, a product has been found to injure or harm those persons using it. And then laws and standards are passed to... Continue reading
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  by MD and HOA Homeowner, 12 months ago

  There is a critical nexus between many HOAs and Metro Districts, hence two different task forces created under HB23-1105.

  You might want to take a look at Engage DORA and "stories" for the Metro District Task Force's consideration at: https://engagedora.org/metropolitan-district-homeowners-rights-task-force

  If you would like the Metro District Task Force to learn about your Metro District experience, you could re-post your story there. (You'll find other Sterling Ranch Metro District stories/commentary there.)
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  by Kdeadwy, 12 months ago

  We have lived in Sterling Ranch (Littleton) for over 5 years. We have many of the same issues as others who have posted their stories. It is frustrating to have little say in how the rules are defined. Granted, they go through the motions to make it APPEAR as if the homeowners have input, but very few of the comments/recommendations are ever adopted. If the family that runs the development doesn’t agree, they have enough influence with the other non-residents on the board to have them voted down… the ratio of resident to non-resident board members is laughable.

  
  

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