Colorado Homeowners Association Law


Discussion of legal issues that commonly arise for homeowner associations and advice about how to handle them.

Author: Mark K. Payne, Suzanne M. Leff , Laurence B. Leff and Stan V. Jezierski practice at Winzenburg Leff Purvis & Payne in Denver.

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Recent Posts from Colorado Homeowners Association Law


  • When Can a Homeowner Be Joined as an Indispensable Party

    In a recently reported appellate court case, Clubhouse at Fairway Pines v. Fairway Pines Estates Owners, 214 P.3d 451 (Colo. App. 2008) the appellate court based on prior court holdings stated that joinder of an…

  • Duties of Volunteer Directors - What Do They Want From Us?

    But we are all just volunteers! We all have regular jobs to do too! They can’t expect us to do everything! We are surprised by the number of times that we’ve heard these statements from…

  • The Importance of Signed and Recorded Covenants

    The Colorado Court of Appeals, in the recent court decision of Abril Meadows Homeowner’s Association v. Castro, 211 P.3d 64 (Colo. App. 2009), ruled that an association whose declaration of covenants was unsigned did not…

  • Receiverships: An Effective Collection Option

    Sometimes, when circumstances prevent collecting delinquent assessments from owners by more traditional methods, a receivership may assist the association in getting paid. Further, even if other collection options are available, a receivership may help you…

  • Rain, Rain, Go Away -- All this damage ... who will pay?

    With record rainfalls this season, Colorado community associations and managers have stayed busy responding to reports of water intrusion and hail damage. After the immediate excitement subsides, our phones start ringing. Managers and board members…

  • H.B. 09-1359

  • New Laws Affect Association Governance

    The 2009 legislative session began with relatively few bills affecting Colorado common interest communities. But the last few weeks of the session more than made up for the slow start. New laws concerning community association…

  • UCIOA 2008 and UCIOBORA

    For those of you who have an interest in the evolution and development of the Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act, the American Bar Association House of Delegates recently adopted the 2008 Uniform Common Interest Ownership…

  • Collecting a judgment: Persistence pays off

    The association’s attorney has worked diligently to obtain a judgment against a delinquent homeowner. What can be done to ensure that the association gets paid? Is all hope lost if the judgment is initially not…

  • Carbon Monoxide Alarms and Colorado's New Law

    Colorado’s new law concerning carbon monoxide alarms was signed by Governor Ritter on March 24, 2009 and applies to sales, rentals and remodels of single family and multi-family residences on and after July 1, 2009.…