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Construction litigation reform roller-coaster concludes with unthought-of unanimous votes

May 11, 2017

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Ernest Luning

It was almost anticlimactic when the bipartisan construction defects litigation reform bill passed unanimously in the Senate on May 4, sending the much-anticipated legislation to Gov. John Hickenlooper’s desk. While there had been plenty of drama surrounding the measure throughout most of April, after the governor, House sponsors and prominent stakeholders announced a deal had…
Deal reached on construction defect litigation reform in Colorado legislature

Apr 19, 2017

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Peter Marcus

A grand compromise reached late Tuesday night on construction defect litigation reform paved the way for a measure to sail through its first hearing Wednesday. By Wednesday afternoon, legislative leaders and bill sponsors were ready to declare victory, suggesting that meaningful construction defect reform is inevitable. A bipartisan group of lawmakers and stakeholders celebrated at a…
Colorado House budget talks begin Thursday. Until then, what?

Apr 5, 2017

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John Tomasic

The Colorado House on Thursday is planning to take up this year’s $26.8 billion budget long bill for debate. Before they get to that, on Wednesday, members plan to meet in party caucus groups to set priorities, devise strategy, craft talking points and do math. Related: On Friday the Colorado Rockies play this season’s home…
Latest construction defect litigation bill borrows from previous ideas

Feb 18, 2017

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Peter Marcus

A new construction defect litigation reform measure was introduced on Friday that is being framed as “progress,” despite a lack of buy-in so far from developers. Sen. Angela Williams, D-Denver, announced the bipartisan legislation on Friday, just prior to the bill being assigned to the Senate Business, Labor and Technology Committee. Also sponsoring the bill…
Coalition of mayors call on Legislature to pass construction defects reform legislation

Feb 17, 2017

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Ernest Luning

A bipartisan coalition of metro-area mayors on Thursday called on members of the Legislature to pass Republican-sponsored legislation aimed at spurring condominium construction by adjusting the rules for settling disputes over construction defects. And while the bill the mayors are backing bears plenty of similarities to legislation that has been blocked by Democrats in recent…
Colorado construction defect housing effort similar to past attempts that ended in failure

Feb 6, 2017

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Peter Marcus

The old adage goes, “If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” As the state’s construction defect reform battle wages on, the question is can stakeholders stop looking for problems and accept an assortment of tools to get the job done? The most significant test has taken shape as a centerpiece…

homeownership opportunity alliance

Construction litigation reform roller-coaster concludes with unthought-of unanimous votes

Deal reached on construction defect litigation reform in Colorado legislature

Colorado House budget talks begin Thursday. Until then, what?

Latest construction defect litigation bill borrows from previous ideas

Coalition of mayors call on Legislature to pass construction defects reform legislation

Colorado construction defect housing effort similar to past attempts that ended in failure