Division Notifications

A real estate broker representing a seller on a listing will no doubt encounter the situation where a buyer’s broker will want to take photos or a video of the interior of the seller’s property to share with their buyer. These situations are different from when a listing broker or a hired professional company is taking the photos or a video in a controlled setting and the listing broker has the controlled use of the images for their client for advertising purposes.

As we ring in the New Year, it is an ideal time to think about planning for the regular maintenance of your community. Besides providing a gameplan for your community’s leadership, a well made maintenance plan will be able to provide your association with many benefits

Questions arise as to the Seller’s use of audio and video surveillance in homes during property showings. Security devices are justifiably used in homes for security purposes, however, should they be used as a means of obtaining information on prospective buyers and their real estate brokers, or to acquire confidential information about a prospective buyer? The improper use of these devices could possibly result in civil or criminal liability.

If you’ve never lived in a homeowners association before, you may be surprised to learn how much authority the association’s Executive Board has in making decisions for the community.

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.

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