Two common topics of discussion in condominium and townhome associations are: (1) who is responsible for the maintenance, repair, and replacement of the building components; and (2) who is responsible for paying for repairs. Unless the association’s declaration...
SJJ Forces a Colorado Insurance Company to Participate in Appraisal
In the case of Pallarito vs. American Family, Smith Jadin Johnson attorneys Christopher Drake, Jared McLuskey, and Zac Morgan successfully compelled American Family Insurance to participate in appraisal on their client’s terms. The policyholder’s property was...
Colorado: Covid-19 Safety Measures in Common Areas for Common Interest Communities
Community associations, like all other entities in the United States, have had to learn to navigate a new landscape of COVID-19 restrictions in the past year. Associations have had to adapt to the ever-changing situation on the fly, filling in the gaps left by...
Colorado House Bill 1290: Eroding the Failure to Cooperate Defense
2020 has been a bit of a roller coaster, to say the least. Governor Polis and the Colorado legislature have certainly had their hands full dealing with the pandemic, but nonetheless, they found time to protect policyholders in Colorado by preventing Insurance Carriers from engaging in revisionist history and asserting the failure to cooperate provision as a basis to avoid paying benefits owed under an insurance policy.
Colorado Senate Bill 211 Signed into Effect
On June 29, 2020, Governor Polis signed Senate Bill 20-211 into effect. Considering the devastation of COVID-19, Senate Bill 20-211 places a temporary prohibition on extraordinary collectionsactions. This includes “an action in the nature of an attachment,...
