[FONT=Times New Roman]Not that one needs another reason to dislike Homeowner’s Associations (HOAs), but try this one: paying for the same services three times. The abusive and illegal practice of charging HOA Transfer Fees on the sale of a home in an HOA is well known to our legislators, the press, Title Companies, Realtors, property managers, and home owners. Except for home owners all others ("tacit enablers") turn a blind eye to this deceptive practice that costs home owners...

Colorado-style licensing of HOA property managers: let the fox watch the henhouse. The business model to develop Community Association Manager (CAM) licensing legislation (and other HOA legislation): 1) legislators consult with the Community Association Institute (CAI)) to craft a Bill aimed at mitigating abusive practices of property managers who are the very folks the CAI represents 2) CAI lobbyist and their CAI “dependable” legislators become Bill sponsors 3) the Bill is assigned to Committees...

A Bill, HB 15-1040, was introduced for legislative consideration and could have the affect of derailing HOA home owner protections from abusive practices in the property management industry. The Colorado HOA Forum has reviewed the Bill in its' original form and we urge legislators [B][U]vote against it.[/U][/B] The Bill would effectively reduce the number of HOA property managers (aka Community Association Manager (CAM)) required to be licensed by about 80% thus nullifying HB 13-1277 (the CAM...

The [URL="http://www.coloradohoaforum.com/caipage.html"][COLOR=#0066cc]Community Association Institute (CAI), [/COLOR][/URL]HOA lawyers, and large property management companies know one thing is certain: laws on [B]transparency and disclosure will not inhibit abusive practices[/B] in the HOA property management industry. In 2014 these groups combined their legislative, political, and financial efforts to kill a Bill (HB 14-1254) that would have ended or limited the dollar amount of the...

There are plenty of definitive and comprehensive State HOA laws. HOAs have their own governing documents defining controls, covenants, and restrictions. HOA Boards ensure compliance of covenants through their authority by issuing fines, court actions, and/or foreclosing on property for unpaid fees, fines and special assessments: This is part of living under HOA governance and home owners must understand the HOA governing documents were developed with the intention of enforcement.
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