Division Notifications

Have You Been to the Division's YouTube Channel? It's new, but growing fast! You'll find lots of HOA Forums to view as well as some educational and instructional videos.

Section 38-33.3-401 of the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act (“CCIOA”) requires every unit owners' association to register annually with the director of the Division of Real Estate.

The HOA Information and Resource Center has created a video to better assist Homeowners Associations when registering.

In this third installment of a four-part advisory series, licensees will learn how to be compliant with the “cost approach.” Take 5 minutes to review the advisory below so that you can be compliant in your appraisal practice and avoid any violations and discipline for failing to comply with the appraisal cost approach.

Policies that expire on January 1 each year (this year’s policies will expire on January 1, 2021) must be renewed by January 31, 2021 in order to avoid inactivation of the license. If you purchase a policy on February 15th, and backdate that policy to January 1, your license will be inactivated for non-compliance to the requirements listed in Commission Rule 3.9, which states that a license will be inactivated immediately upon previous policy expiration.

On June 30th, 2020, House Bill 20-1200 was signed into law. This bill HB20-1200 amended the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act (“CCIOA”) to include protections for unit owners who wish to display religious items or symbols on the entry door or entry door frame of their unit.

Senate Bill 20-224: Concerning a Prohibition on a Landlord Engaging in Certain Activities Related to a Tenant's Citizenship Status & House Bill 20-1332: Concerning Prohibitions on Discrimination in Housing Based on Source of Income, and, in Connection Therewith, Making an Appropriation

The Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) has issued a Memorandum regarding the Requirements to Sell Manufactured Homes, dated November 5, 2020.

As we continue to observe Conflict Resolution Month here in Colorado, the HOA Information and Resource Center wants to remind you that conflict resolution is a process, not an instant solution to a dispute.

The Division of Real Estate has been informed that there is a rumor running throughout the real estate community that real estate brokers do not have to complete their continuing education (CE) requirements due the COVID-19 pandemic.