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  HOA Approval of $3.5 Million Assessment Against Resident's Wishes

  by CrystalJohnston, 10 months ago

  Hello fellow Coloradans,

  
  

  I am a resident of Denver and own a condo located in Denver Proper, within the Uptown district. I live in a highrise of 21 floors and 150 units ranging from 667 sqft up to 1500+ sqft. Our building is full of amenities including a gym, large off-leash dog park, pool (closed since winter 2022) hot tub/spa (closed since winter of 2022), snow removal, and other smaller-scale amenities. I have been a resident of the building since 2017, where I was once on the board of directors, chair for the Events and Community Engagement Committee, communications manager... Continue reading
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  Anabelle

  by anabelle, 10 months ago

  I attended a building meeting for Bldg. 236 in Heather Gardens. It was held at 6pm to 7:10pm 1/25/2024. I am appalled at what is going on here. After the meeting was adjourned our Asst. Area Representative asked members to remain and sign a recall petition for our HGMD Board. Our Area Rep. allowed him to do this. The HGMD board is not allowed to post any information regarding this matter so that members are not well informed on both sides Our HGMD board was validly elected last year by all of the Complex members. They have taken back the... Continue reading
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  by Rethea, 10 months ago
  My Hoa that plows our street has decided to shovel all the snow to the sunny side of the street. We have big piles. I bought on the sunny side so I didn’t have t worry about ice and snow. All it has fone is create ice on my side. Pinery west community in Parker

  Rethea Morris
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  Colorado HOA laws put the Board between a rock and a hard place

  by Randy07, 10 months ago

  I am on a Board for a HOA.

  As an example, the HOA has a rule that no trailers are allowed to be parked on the property.

  Colo law requires the HOA to send a letter to the homeowner that has the trailer on the property and give them 30 days to remove the trailer.

  However, some homeowners have figured out that if they take the trailer off property and bring it back, Colo law requires the HOA starts over with a new letter and a new 30 days to remove the trailer.

  Meanwhile, other homeowners are mad because the... Continue reading
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  Do H.O.A.s Protect Property Values?

  by Robert Racansky, 10 months ago
  

  A common justification -- in the H.O.A. Task Farce meetings, here on this forum, and elsewhere -- for the authoritarian and heavy-handed governance by H.O.A. corporations over individual homeowners is that they protect and preserve property values.

  But do they?

  And if so, is the trade-off worth it?

  The evidence is sparse.

  We find that houses in HOAs have prices that are on average at least 4 percent, or $13,500, greater than observably similar houses outside of HOAs.

  - Wyatt Clarke and Matthew Freedman. "The Rise and Effects of Homeowners Associations". April 2019. (PDF)
  and
  "The Rise... Continue reading
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  Our HOA is scared. We need help.

  by sassysenior, 10 months ago

  If there is any chance that you will investigate what goes on with our HOA, I will ask that you do it. If you were organized to come up with legislation to make HOAs more accountable, I will help.

  Heather Gardens Association, Inc. A management company (HGA), about 1973, pre-dates CCIOA. Heather Gardens Metropolitan District, (HGMD) golf course, clubhouse, restaurant, sports courts, maintenance building and Linvale Drive, was established in 1985 so that those facilities could be purchased from the developer with money borrowed as a special district.

  For the past 38 years HGA has managed HGMD facilities. They have... Continue reading
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  Biased meetings

  by lynndougherty, 10 months ago
  Hoping the next meeting is not dominated by one person with an agenda. There needs to be a balance not just one individual running the whole meeting. Please try to limit each person's time to the 3 minutes stated in the opening of the meeting.
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  Rights and Responsibilities

  by whoownsmyhome, 10 months ago

  It's been a long week. I listened to the last Taskforce meeting and came away very troubled by some of the things I heard. "...if it's in your covenants, it's not petty ...". Historically, covenants HAVE been petty. Human beings are petty. Thankfully, written into some of the most powerful documents we have is the power to AMEND because we realize human being are fallible and change becomes necessary. Preservation of property values has long been used to protect even the most unsavory of covenant restrictions. It serves no one to forget the past.

  Discretion and the concept of mercy... Continue reading
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  Minutes of two (2) HOA meetings

  by supernanx4, 10 months ago

  My latest grievance, one of many, I asked for the minutes of two (2) meetings held in November. November 15, 2023, I was unable to attend the meeting or participate in the discussion, in order to keep updated and informed, but had a question.

  November 29, 2023, I was able to attend the meeting, but unable to hear names, discussion, in order to keep updated and informed, but have not received the records.

  The HOA responses have been, November 13, Once the minutes are approved they will be posted in the portal.

  November 17, Please plan to attend the annual... Continue reading
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  LOGICAL FALLACIES: Repetitive Industry Talking Points Analyzed by ChatGPT

  by Andrew Mowery, 10 months ago
  

  I took this post made just yesterday (1/17/24), and copied it into ChatGPT. The purpose was to get quick analysis on the subject of Logical Fallacies. For those unfamiliar, there are numerous sites that give an overview of what these are, and examples of how they are used in debate.

  Here's one I use frequently: https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/

  Logical Fallacies typically hurt rather than help the party that is using them in a debate.
  
  Now, the purpose of using ChatGPT (AI, or Artificial Intelligence) is not to turn over HOAs to AI. Although I jokingly say that Artificial Intelligence is better than... Continue reading