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A bill designed to strengthen the rights of people, including the disabled, living in housing with homeowner’s associations passed the Colorado House of Representatives by a vote of 61-1 on Friday morning.

HB-1135, sponsored by Rep. Morgan Carroll, D-Aurora, was introduced in the House on Jan. 15.

Homeowner’s associations (HOAs) are organizations of owners of houses, condos and other housing with common community elements. The association maintains such elements, which can include grounds, swimming pools and clubhouses.

The measure, if enacted, would do three major things:

• Provide for cheaper, faster, more effective dispute resolution, if parties in a dispute want it;
• Require due process by an impartial fact finder, before fees and fines can be assessed against a homeowner;
• Require “reasonable accommodation” to units by an HOA for people with disabilities.

“Given the modern reality of HOAs in home and property ownership, we need to ensure that we continue to guarantee basic property rights,” Carroll said. “In many cases, HOAs are aligned with home owners in protecting these rights, but occasionally, they are not.”

A report by the Colorado Legislative Council states the bill would have no fiscal impact, partly because encouraging optional mediation “may actually reduce the number of cases that will ultimately go all the way through the litigation process.”

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