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September Survey Results
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Have you or are you going to renegotiate your landscaping contract in light of the drought?
80% Yes
20% No
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Achieving Voluntary Compliance with Rules
Seeing that all residents comply with the rules is vital to the integrity of an association and has a direct impact on preserving restrictions. Achieving voluntary compliance should always be the goal of any procedure or rule an association uses. The following are some common-sense approaches to voluntary compliance.
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Chapter 13 Bankruptcies - Making Sure Your Association Gets Its Money
With all signs pointing to little relief regarding our current economic condition and with various scenarios suggesting a possible worsening, it is critical for associations to pay close attention to their delinquencies and minimize the amounts that must be written off as uncollectible.
Bankruptcies, a natural by-product of a recession, can have a significant adverse impact on write offs for associations, particularly if they are not monitored closely or if the association is unaware of its rights.
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Analysis of Governing Documents: A Step By Step Process
Many day to day questions facing board members and managers are easily answered in the association’s governing documents. However, many are not. Often times, the documents only act to further complicate the question. When faced with a question that isn’t easily answered by the governing documents, or if the documents are unclear, don’t make the mistake of letting prior course of conduct or doing what seems “right” control your decision. The analysis of governing documents is more often than not an involved, complicated step-by-step process. While it does not always take a lawyer to do this, non lawyers who seek to undertake this endeavor should, at a minimum, follow these steps, realizing that there can be and typically are, many traps and pitfalls for the untrained.
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Insurance Companies Dropping Coverage for Toxic Mold
In recent years, there has been an explosion in toxic mold lawsuits and it’s a trend that has insurance companies on the defensive. Large insurers such as State Farm and Allstate have either tried to cap the damages for mold claims or exclude coverage altogether. These attempts have generated a lot of negative publicity as well as sparked political debate in states such as California and Texas where mold lawsuits are the most common.
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Building Code Website
The website referenced below has building codes for the following cities and counties in Colorado: Arvada, Aurora, Boulder, Colorado Springs, Denver, Fort Collins, Jefferson County, Lakewood, Pueblo and Westminster. You must register to use it, but registration is free and simple. Click www.cmdfirstsource.com/codes/index.asp.
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Boot Camp Part 2 (Fort Collins Office): Understanding your Governing Documents & Applicable Laws October 10
Boot Camp Part 3 (Wheat Ridge Office): Successful Covenant & Rule Enforcement October 19
Boot Camp Part 3 (Fort Collins Office): Successful Covenant & Rule Enforcement October 29
November Lunch Forum (Wheat Ridge Office): Dealing with the Nuisance Neighbor: Royal Pain or Simply Misunderstood November 7
November Breakfast Forum (Fort Collins Office): Dealing with the Nuisance Neighbor: Royal Pain or Simply Misunderstood November 8
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Community Associations Institute
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The Community Associations Institute (CAI) is a nonprofit association that provides education and resources to community associations. To find out more about CAI visit www.caionline.org
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