HOA Homeowners' Rights Task Force

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  by Mayor Joy Cooper , about 1 year ago
  Thank you for giving condominium owners and HOA Boards a forum to share their concerns and issues.

  We are owners of a condo in Winter Park Colorado for over 20 years . Our full-time home is in Florida, where I serve as the Mayor in the city in Hallandale Beach.
  I have served for over 22 years in my capacity as an elected official and have become very familiar with condominium issues. Our city of 40,000 has over 100 condo and co-ops.
  Sadly I am very familiar with the Champlain Tower collapse in Surfside Florida and was actually selected to... Continue reading
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  #banHOAfines

  by Robert Racansky, about 1 year ago
  

  Comments for the Homeowners Association Task Force. I am a resident of a HOA community and a past Board Member and Treasurer of our HOA. Fines: Establish a standard of "reasonableness" to limit HOA fines, through legislation if necessary.

  - ckreiman, "Recommendations For HOA Rules", 21 October 2023, emphasis added

  Depending on the legislature to “establish a standard of ‘reasonableness’“ is hopeless.

  
  

  See, for example, the recent comment below about "reasonable accommodations":

  I am a disabled vet, I have energy and balance issues. I am trying to make my home accessible.The HOA flat told me NO. When I... Continue reading
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  Iron Horse

  by Dr. Harry A Cooper, about 1 year ago

  Iron Horse

  I am the owner of a condominium unit at Iron Horse Condominium and have owned for about 17 or more years. I served on the board for about 8 years. Iron Horse has become a hostile place to live especially due to the actions and words of our board president and the board of directors, who are her cronies. Due to the president and the board, my place of joy and happiness with my children and grandchildren has been ruined. Every time you mention something to the president, which she does not believe in or disagrees, you get... Continue reading
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  Reasonable Accommodations

  by slampo, about 1 year ago

  I am a disabled vet, I have energy and balance issues. I am trying to make my home accessible.The HOA flat told me NO. When I tried to have my request heard as a Reasonable Accommodation they told me their attorney told them they did not need to honor a Reasonable accommodation.Two board members have made changes to their landscape that involves changing the plot plan. I was denied because I was told I could not make a change to the grade plan. Both the board members have built retaining walls in their backyards. One has removed soil at their... Continue reading
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  Provide a pathway for single family, detached homes to exit HOAs and Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act

  by Liam of Broomfield , about 1 year ago

  I believe Common-Walled, Common-Roof and Shared driveway and shared garages, as in Condominiums, Townhomes and Apartments Conversions need HOA structures and Community rules; however, single family detached homes do not need this restrictions.
  
  HOAs protect the value of your single family homes is NOT a veritable or proven statement, as much as the Real Estate and Community Property Management industries would like you to believe. In the 45 years of purchasing residential real estate as primary residences and investment properties, the rule for success has been “Location, Location and Location” and Bill Clinton’s famous “It is the economy stupid”. Never... Continue reading
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  Overcharging dues

  by Amberbrady333, about 1 year ago
  Our HOA has 26 units. We are a 3 block area in Townhouse Row in Aurora. thousands of units are around here. Our original HOA was robbed by the builder so then they outsourced us to a management company that has steadily increased our dues from $90 a month 20 years a go to now $219 a month. My husband is our sole earner as I am disabled and he was laid off during COVID causing us to fall behind. Now that he is working we are paying an extra $200 per month to get caught up. I have probably... Continue reading
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  Please Examine Abusive Practices in HOAs and Evaluate Causes

  by HOAIssues, about 1 year ago

  Knowing of numerous homeowners who believe they were: 1. unfairly treated by their HOA Boards, 2. unable to obtain appropriate documentation, and 3. among other slights were dealing with HOA Boards who didn’t follow proper procedures and often used the HOA attorney to intimidate the homeowner, I would ask the HOA task force to address several questions.

  Is there commonality in these cases where homeowners are emotionally and/or financial damaged? What is it about the power dynamics and legal structure of HOAs that allows a group of decision-makers to harm others? Many homeowners have valid concerns about the decisions made... Continue reading
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  Make HOA board meetings public and meeting minutes available

  by tpack, about 1 year ago

  I have the unfortunate experience of being illegally fined by my HOA board. Our covenants state that any landscaping must be approved by the Design Review Committee. When making my landscaping changes, I submitted my proposal to the DRC and have, in writing, an approval letter. I installed my landscaping exactly as described.

  A neighbor did not like the improvements I made and joined the DRC shortly thereafter. Subsequently, in 2023, the HOA started fining me. They fined me immediately, without an opportunity to fix, and did not deliver the letter via certified mail. They continue fining me and attempting... Continue reading
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  Recommendations for HOA rules

  by ckreiman, about 1 year ago

  Comments for the Homeowners Association Task Force. I am a resident of a HOA community and a past Board Member and Treasurer of our HOA. Fines: Establish a standard of "reasonableness" to limit HOA fines, through legislation if necessary. Collection procedures for unpaid fines should conform to those applicable to other types of debt collection. Uncollected fines should be secured by a lien on the property to be collected upon sale of the property. I believe that HOAs should NOT have the power to foreclose on a property solely to collect unpaid fines. Administration and Communication: To save administrative costs... Continue reading
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  Dealing with a homeowner who refuses to comply with Covenants

  by BillB, about 1 year ago

  Most stories tell of a homeowner abused by HOA boards.

  But, our HOA of 100 single homes has a homeowner who under the new 22-1137 law, has accumulated the maximum fine, but still refuses to correct a simple landscape light violation.

  The previous threat of foreclosure has been removed and court action seems excessive. Court action would destroy the community "good neighbor" relationship the board would like to foster and maintain. There needs to be a solution to this.

  
  

  Thank you