The unprecedented housing crisis in Colorado will soon see an equally extraordinary flood of cash. In Colorado's high country, where affordable housing is a decades-long issue that exploded into a catastrophe last year, an army of developers on the front lines of a complex campaign to build workforce housing are ready to help guide the sudden influx of funding.
Once the...
Legislative Advocacy this Week at the State Capitol
2021 Legislative Session Comes to an End
The 2021 legislative session came to a close late Tuesday. Over
the past 116 legislative days, the Colorado legislature tackled several huge
issues such as statewide transportation funding that has plagued the state for
many years. Policymakers also allocated large state and federal stimulus
dollars as our state works toward pandemic...
Legislative Advocacy this week at the State Capitol
Transparency and Accountability Improvements for Special Districts
Senate Bill 262 increases transparency and accountability about property taxes for residents. Special Districts include anything from your neighborhood construction improvement or development to fire district or scientific and cultural district or even water districts such as Water World. One type of special district is a metro...
Legislative Advocacy this week at the State Capitol
Amendments Increase Requirements for Disclosure and Transparency of Fees in HOAs
House Bill 1229 increases requirements for disclosure and transparency in the operations of HOAs in Colorado common interest ownership communities. The bill requires HOAs to maintain a list of all fees, assessments, and expenses that it charges in connection with the purchase or...
A U.S. District Court judge for the District of Columbia ruled Wednesday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s nationwide eviction moratorium is unlawful, striking down the ban and delivering relief to housing providers who haven’t been able to collect rent from struggling tenants for more than a year. But the struggle for housing providers isn't over. The U.S. Department of...
On April 20, 2021, Gov. Jared Polis issued Executive Order D 2021 088, Providing Assistance for Tenants at Risk for Eviction Due to COVID-19.
The Executive Order Suspends C.R.S. § 13-40-104(1)(d) that require landlords to serve 10-Day Demands For Rent or Possession. Instead, landlords must provide tenants with thirty (30) days’ notice of any default for nonpayment that occurred...
DENVER – With a growing list
of housing affordability issues surfacing across the state, the Colorado
Association of REALTORS® (CAR) has joined forces with Habitat for Humanity of
Colorado to introduce a package of legislation designed to help improve the
state’s long-term homeownership scenario and economic growth by addressing
issues of housing affordability and access.
Working with the support of a
broad range of housing industry...
Senate Bill 173 ("Rights In Residential Lease Agreements") is in a much more balanced place after two rounds of amendments. And the bill now cleared the Senate and is on its way to the House of Representatives for their review.
CAR, along with our housing industry colleagues, made a significant advocacy presence to AMEND the bill to ensure it creates a...
We have two new volunteer opportunities for you and members passionate about the REALTORS® Political Action Committee (RPAC) to represent their local association and help achieve our RPAC fundraising goals for the year. This is a great opportunity to connect with and brainstorm with your peers across the state on ways to increase RPAC participation and expand the Major Investor...
In 1959, Colorado became the first in the nation to pass statewide fair housing laws and to this day has some of the strongest protections against housing discrimination in the country. The Federal Fair Housing Act was signed nine years later. The Colorado Association of REALTORS® continues to promote fair housing and anti-discrimination policies and practices in our advocacy and...
