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“Come, senators, congressmen, please heed the call, don’t stand in the doorway, don’t block up the hall”. When Bob Dylan wrote these famous lyrics, government was viewed as an obstacle preventing what many thought was necessary social change. Unfortunately, many Colorado Senators and Representatives will not need to heed any call this year because they … THREE PRO TENANT BILLS FLOATED AT STATE CAPITOL — MORE COMING

To state the obvious, snow falls in Colorado during the winter. When it snows, snow needs to be plowed at your community. This means every community contracts with a snow vendor. Unfortunately, over the years, many of our clients have gotten into disputes with snow plowing vendors. To minimize these disputes, or avoid them altogether, … JANUARY IS A GOOD TIME TO REVIEW YOUR SNOW VENDOR CONTRACT

THS clients often ask for our assistance to evaluate reasonable accommodation requests. The demand for reasonable accommodation legal assistance is so high that we are developing a cloud to handle these requests. No one knows better than us that reasonable accommodation requests come in all shapes and sizes. By now, you should know that you … Can A Breaker Be Broken? Reasonable Accommodations & Lease Break Fees

Nearly 200 billion text messages are sent monthly. As the popularity of text messaging grows, texting programs have become more common in the rental housing industry. Texting has become an important means of communication in society today and its use in day to day communications among residents and management team members is destined to increase … MAKE SURE THAT YOUR TEXTING PROGRAMS ARE LEGALLY COMPLIANT

When the weather turns colder, accidents are likely to increase on rental properties, due to snow and ice. Many property managers utilize the service of third-party vendors to assist in removing snow and ice from their property to protect residents. The legislature passed a law (leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/ files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_062_signed. pdf) that provides more protection to the snow … NEW 2018 SNOW REMOVAL CONTRACTS LAW CAN CAUSE LEGAL PROBLEMS FOR MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROVIDERS

All Landlords Need Appropriate Written Policy To Be In Compliance Overview Colorado has a new statute that creates clearer liability for losing a customer’s personal information, mandates the development of a written policy covering the destruction of the information, and establishes detailed procedures of how to notify customers in the event of a security breach. … NEW COLORADO LAW CREATES STRICT LIABILITY FOR SECURITY BREACHES OF TENANT PERSONAL INFORMATION

Communities are amenity centric. Many communities offer swimming pools, hot tubs, business centers, fitness centers, bike rentals, and more. Amenities attract residents, but they also create potential liability. A good lease addresses a landlord’s liability if someone is injured at or in connection with using an amenity. Liability waivers throughout the lease declare that a … HOW YOU CAN REDUCE POTENTIAL DAMAGE CLAIMS FROM AMENITIES

Most landlords are familiar with the requirements of the Colorado Security Deposit Act (the “SDA”). However, many landlords don’t know that their legal responsibility for security deposits may continue after a security deposit refund is completed. In addition to the SDA and Colorado Real Estate Commission Rules (“commission rules”), a landlord’s liability for security deposits … COLORADO LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR HANDLING UNCLAIMED SECURITY DEPOSITS

The battle over tenant eviction records is being waged in state legislatures across the country. Landlords want a complete picture to determine qualified applicants. Tenants argue that standards are too high, resulting in a lack of quality affordable housing. Tenants want to limit access to negative information. Whether an eviction should count against a tenant, … THE WAR OVER EVICTION (CREDIT) RECORDS IS ESCALATING

Should a tenant’s assistance animal be allowed to go wherever the tenant goes around the community? If the tenant goes to the clubhouse, fitness room, or business center, can their assistance animal go with them? Is a tenant’s assistance animal allowed at the pool? Is a tenant’s assistance animal allowed in the pool? With community … WHERE CAN ASSISTANCE ANIMALS GO?