homeowner association
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HOAs subject to increased liability for guests’ injuries in common areas, appeals court rules
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Colorado’s second-highest court ruled for the first time on Thursday that guests of homeowners who are injured in the common areas of homeowner associations only need to satisfy a relatively low hurdle to sue the HOA. Under Colorado law, someone who is injured on another’s property will have a harder or easier time holding the…
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Colorado’s justices weigh immunity for municipalities acting as housing developers
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Members of the Colorado Supreme Court appeared skeptical this week of the idea that local governments lose their immunity under state law when they act as affordable housing developers. The Colorado Governmental Immunity Act broadly shields public entities from lawsuits over injuries they cause. Although there are exceptions to the immunity, the purpose of the…
