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  No checks and balances, lack of responsiveness and a vehicle for neighbor harassment

  by Castrocarlos6, 9 months ago
  Let me start by saying that in the first and only HOA meeting I’ve attended in person (they’re far too long and allow for very little owner input), the board openly stated that their budget relies on the collection of fines and fees outside of the monthly assessment in order to be balanced. This already goes against the purpose of what HOAs are supposed to serve in protecting property values, and creates a culture of actively seeking to impose fines and infractions on the captive members of said HOA.

  
  

  Since buying a home and joining an HOA 2 years ago... Continue reading
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  Transparency of HOA fees assoicated with transfer of real property

  by Rick Y, 9 months ago
  * With no support from stakeholders including the MLS/Matrix rules and regulations committe, CAR legislative committee, my state Senate and House representatives or local boards, it took 2 years via the Contracts committee to get Section 7. of the Contract to Buy and Sell Real Estate to include the requirement that Sellers provide HOA/CIC documents and ALL fees to Buyers by the Assocation Documents Deadllines.

  * As a licensed Realtor and homeowner, for years, I have been troubled by the lack of transparency and cooperation in even obtaining tje excessive and random fees charged by Assocations or their managdment.

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  HOAs are not all bad

  by LRB, 9 months ago

  There seems to be a presumption of evil in HOAs and that board members are drunk with power. I can assure you that, while there are abuses out there, the 2 HOAs that I am part of in Colorado want nothing more than for each community to get along and neighbors be able to interact with neighbors without threat of harm. Unfortunately, in both HOAs, there is a single household that is so disruptive that many neighbors are fearful. In 1 HOA in particular, the household in question repeatedly threatens lawsuits (has sued the HOA and lost already), belittles anyone... Continue reading
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  Legislation is Needed to Enable a Balance of Power in HOAs

  by K, 9 months ago

  The problem at the root of HOAs (and special district and management companies) is that all covenants are written so that first the developer and then the board can control the association and the members. All levers of power are held by the board. There are no checks and no balances. They are the executive, the legislative, and the judiciary. They have tax and spend powers that residents have minimal input into. Nothing enforces fiscal discipline and once a board collects funds, lacking integrity, they are free to spend the money on their priorities not the budget that was passed... Continue reading
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  What About Condos & Homeowners Who Follow Rules?

  by gvito, 9 months ago
  I have served on my condo community's HOA Board for over five years. My first issue with 22-1137 is that the law does not address the issues that homeowners living in condos face. We live literally on top of and right next to each other. Most of our violations can be cured in a matter of moments, but by law residents now have 60-days+ to fix something that should take only five minutes. I understand that single-family homes are very different and some violations such as dealing with weeds or removing a fence that is non-conforming takes time. Moving junk... Continue reading
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  Architectural Guidelines Should be Retricted and Committees Elected

  by K, 9 months ago

  Most Covenants give too much authority and control to unelected, Board-appointed, architectural control or design review committee members.

  These committees directly impact the quality of life within a neighborhood and limit what can be done to personal property without restraint. People with this much authority should be elected not appointed.

  Some guidelines are overly specific but a majority are so broadly written that however the committee interprets it is valid and can not be challenged. Committee members may impose their own personal taste and prejudices on the neighborhood. In the name of preserving property values, they can deny anything they... Continue reading
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  A Man's Home Is His Castle Colorado Homeonwers Protection Act

  by Robert Racansky, 9 months ago

  I have represented myself, and other homeowners, in more H.O.A. litigation than I've ever wanted to be involved in.

  So I've seen how H.O.A. law works. And more importantly, I've seen how the law does not work.

  During that time, I've had to endure listening to out-of-touch lawmakers telling me how they were working to make things better for H.O.A.-burdened homeowners, while experiencing for myself how much worse things were actually getting.

  The stories that lawmakers tell the public, and what goes on in the court rooms where their laws are actually enforced, are two very different things.

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  HOA story and statement

  by Bernabeau, 9 months ago
  I am a member of an HOA in Fort Collins. I have been concerned for years that the HOA board of directors is not following the covenants and bylaws and when I tried to make a complaint with the state, I was told by the department head himself that complaints are just filed and forgotten because there is no one to enforce the state's HOA laws.

  My question to this new task force is why does the Colorado Assembly keep passing bills regarding HOA laws and regulations without providing the funding and necessary personnel to enforce them?

  Terry Mayo
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  HOAs Need Tools to Combat Deadbeat Homeowners

  by K, 9 months ago
  Most talk of HOA reform is based on taking aim at abusive boards in response to sob stories by people who of themselves are bad neighbors. What about the other people in the neighborhood? What about their rights? The HOAs, especially small self-managed HOAs with comensurate small budget; need to have the tools necessary to enforce compliance with assessments and Covenants without transfering the cost of Covenant enforcement to all the neighbors who follow Covenants and try to be good neighbors. Some homeowners prioritize their own needs above neighborliness. Barking dog owners, owners that won't put their pet on a... Continue reading
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  HB22-1137 - How a Management Company Took Advantage of Fines and Fine Notifications

  by christiana, 9 months ago

  HB22-1137 was supposed to be great for homeowners with regard to transparency of how fines were indicated to homeowners and the fines associated with them. However, our management company drafted policies that our HOA Board voted in that greatly benefited the management company, including greatly increased so-called administrative fees after the initial association fine.

  Our Board didn't follow the Rules and Regulations for updating policies and didn't even send homeowners the policies, just a summary of them which didn't include important details.

  HB22-1137, while well intended, didn't go far enough to protect homeowners.