The Colorado Supreme Court upheld a provision in the original declaration prohibiting amendment of the document's mandatory arbitration requirement for construction defect actions without the declarant's consent.  In this case, the owners voted to amend the declaration...

In this case, the developer drafted and recorded a declaration of covenants, conditions and restrictions, established a board of directors and ultimately constructed 186 homes. At the time the declaration was recorded, Pulte did not own the property but later exercised...

President Obama signed into law H.R. 3700, known as the Housing Opportunity through Modernization Act, on July 29, 2016. The statute revises the process by which condominium purchasers may qualify for FHA mortgage insurance. The new rules are in response to the 2009 FH...

The Colorado Court of Appeal's recent decision in Mortgage Investments Enterprises, LLC v. Oakwood Holdings, LLC, 2016COA111 (Colo.App.July 14, 2016) clarifies the respective rights and obligations of Certificate of Purchase Holders and Junior Liners following a forecl...

In Houston v. Wilson Mesa Ranch Homeowners Association, Inc., 360 P.3d 255 (Colo.App. 2015), a homeowner renting out a home in a residential subdivision through listings on the VRBO website was held not to have violated the Declaration's covenant restriction barring "c...

Community Association Manager (CAM) licensing is now the law of the land in Colorado. HB 15-1343 became effective on May 20, 2015. All persons or entities that perform more than one community association management service to a common interest community is required to...