Community E-ssentials

December 2002 ISSUE 1   Volume 2 Issue 1  
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LIENS UNDER CCIOA
THE NUANCE IN NUISANCE
SECURITY DISCLAIMER IN DECLARATION
COLLECTIONS CORNER
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
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LIENS UNDER CCIOA
The Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act ("CCIOA") creates two liens on behalf of associations. The first is a statutory lien for any delinquent assessments, late fees, interest, fines and attorney fees. The second lien is often called the "super" lien.
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THE NUANCE IN NUISANCE
Most declarations have provisions that prohibit nuisances. In theory, a violation of a nuisance provision could be treated like any other type of covenant violation. But can it really? What is a nuisance? What type of behavior rises to the level of a nuisance? The answers to these questions are not necessarily easy.
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SECURITY DISCLAIMER IN DECLARATION
Although court decisions in other jurisdictions do not have precedential value in Colorado and Colorado courts may choose not to follow them, such decisions can provide guidance to associations. In a recent Georgia case, the Court of Appeals of Georgia reviewed the obligations of an association to provide security and analyzed the effect of a security disclaimer in the recorded declaration for the community.
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COLLECTIONS CORNER
The Importance of Communication

Timely assessment collection is a responsibility of every non-voluntary association. In fact, it is the one responsibility that makes it possible to pay for the others. How can our associations help us to do an even better job for them?
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
From our house to your house, all of us at Orten & Hindman wish you a Joyous Holiday Season and a New Year filled with Peace and Happiness.
 
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