HOAs Gone Mild? 
That’s the goal of House Bill 1278, which passed the Colorado General Assembly on Tuesday.
Eventually, at least.
First the proposal to create a Homeowners Association Information and Resource Center it must be signed into law by Gov. Bill Ritter.
That seems a formality given the bill was sponsored by two Democrats and passed the House on Tuesday on a straight party-line vote.
State Rep. Amy Stephens, R-Monument
Republicans tried to stop it, led by Rep. Amy Stephens of Monument who called it a “terrible bill” and a “ridiculous” expansion of the state bureaucracy.
She said it will lead to “state-run, state-controlled, state-regulated HOAs” and was unnecessary because there has been no outcry for change.
Stephens said the bill was a response to a few people in extreme conflict with their HOAs.
But Democrats pushed it through, giving victory to its sponsors, Rep. Su Ryden and Sen. Morgan Carroll, both of Aurora.
Colorado Rep. Su Ryden, D-Aurora
Carroll is a familiar name to folks who follow HOA law in Colorado. She co-sponsored the 2005 Homeowners Bill of Rights.
Colorado Sen. Morgan Carroll, D-Aurora
Here’s a link to a blog I wrote recently detailing her work to regulate HOAs and to rein in the covenants that govern life in the associations.
Here’s another link to an interesting blog, HOA Legi-Slate, on the Hindman-Sanchez website where the Denver law firm monitors bills in the General Assembly including the Ryden-Carroll bill.
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STATE WOULD MONITOR HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS is a post from: Side Streets