As the 2017 Colorado legislative session reaches the halfway point, I thought it an opportune time to provide a quick overview of the construction defect bills introduced so far this session. Senate Bill 17-045, “Concerning a Requirement for Equitable Allocation of the Costs of Defending a Construction Defect Claim,” sponsored by Senators Grantham and Angela […]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Bill Ray / 303-885-1881 DENVER—The Homeownership Opportunity Alliance—a broad coalition of business groups, builders, elected officials and affordable housing advocates—provided the following statements on reports that there will be no construction-defects transparency legislation this session: “We are disappointed that negotiations broke down today and that event was immediately turned into an […]
On April 21, 2016, the Colorado Court of Appeals issued an opinion that immediately drew the ire of the greater real estate development industry and those concerned about affordable housing in a state in the midst of unprecedented soaring rent and housing prices. The Landmark Towers Assn., Inc. v. UMB Bank, N.A., 2016 COA 61, […]
On March 16th, Sheri Roswell, Lisa Dunn, and Dave McLain will be speaking at a seminar covering risk management, insurance, and a legislative overview: 3:00 – 3:15 Program Introductions3:15 – 3:40 Managing Risk and Legal Considerations3:40 – 4:05 Insurance – Considerations, Options, Builder’s Risk and Third-Party Inspections4:05 […]
Many cities in Denver’s metropolitan areas are experiencing tremendous growth. For more than a year, Colorado has been reported to be in a building boom. However even with the noticeable expansion, some areas still suffer from a lack of housing options specific to multifamily developments. Sean Ford, Mayor of Commerce City, stated that “[the city] […]
Senate Bill 177, the Colorado housing community’s effort to reinvigorate the construction of attainable multi-family housing and quell construction defect lawsuits, was killed by the House State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee on Monday evening on a party-line vote. Although the bill received significant bipartisan support in the Senate, a broad coalition of municipalities, builders, […]
On March 18th, following a lengthy hearing with testimony and questioning for and against Senate Bill 15-177, the Senate Business, Labor & Technology Committee voted 6 to 2 to refer the bill, with new amendments, to the full Senate. While the main points of the bill remain strongly intact (check herefor Senate Bill 177’s particulars), […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 19, 2015 Contact: Sean PaigePhone: (719) 337-0355 Construction Defect Fixes Advance in the Senate Lawmakers last night took the first bipartisan step toward addressing Colorado’s affordable housing and starter home crunch, when the Senate Business, Labor, and Technology Committee passed Senate Bill 177, the so-called construction defect reform law, by a 6 […]
As previously reported, Senator Scott’s SB 91, as originally introduced, would have reduced Colorado’s statute of repose for construction defect actions from eight years to four years. Yesterday, the Senate State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee heard Senate Bill 91 and, before passing the bill on a party line vote sending it back to the […]