Colorado · Part CCIOA-1
CCIOA Part 1 — General Provisions — Plain-English Summary
Every section of this body of law translated into plain English for Colorado board members and homeowners.
General
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§101
Names this article the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act. Boards and courts cite it as CCIOA.
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§102
The General Assembly's purpose is a clear, comprehensive, uniform framework for creating and operating Colorado common interest communities — condos, planned…
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§103
Defines the Act's terms: common interest community, association, unit, declarant, executive board, allocated interests, and related words used throughout CCIOA.
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§104
Except where the Act expressly allows it, CCIOA's provisions may not be varied by agreement and the rights it confers may not be waived. The declaration cann…
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§105
Each unit is a separate parcel for title and property-tax purposes. Common elements are not taxed separately from the units.
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§106
A local ordinance or building code may not prohibit the condominium or planned-community form of ownership, or impose a requirement on a common interest comm…
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§107
If a unit or common element is taken by eminent domain, allocated interests and common-expense liabilities are reallocated and the award is distributed as th…
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§108
The principles of law and equity, including the Colorado Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act, supplement CCIOA unless they conflict with it. CCIOA wins the con…
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§109
CCIOA is intended as a unified covering of its subject. A later law does not impliedly repeal it.
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§110
CCIOA is to be applied and construed to make uniform the law among states that enact the Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act.
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§111
If any provision of CCIOA is held invalid, the rest of the Act still applies.
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§112
A court may refuse to enforce an unconscionable contract or term connected with the creation or operation of a common interest community.
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§113
Every contract or duty under CCIOA imposes an obligation of good faith in its performance or enforcement.
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§114
The remedies in CCIOA are to be liberally administered so that the aggrieved party is put in as good a position as if the other party had fully performed. Co…
Public-policy protections
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§106.5
An association may not prohibit, among other things: flags and political signs (content-neutral size/location rules only), religious items on an entry door, …
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§106.7
An association may not unreasonably prohibit energy-efficiency measures (for example efficient windows, insulation, or similar devices). Reasonable aesthetic…
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§106.8
An association may not unreasonably restrict installation or use of an electric-vehicle charging system or dedicated EV parking. The unit owner typically pay…
Applicability
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§115
Except for the small-community exception in §116, CCIOA applies to every common interest community created in Colorado on or after July 1, 1992. The old Cond…
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§116
A new small cooperative or a small or limited-expense planned community is exempt from most of CCIOA. Only a short list of sections applies unless the commun…
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§116.3
A large planned community (as defined) is exempt from certain CCIOA requirements that do not fit a multi-phase, multi-thousand-unit development, while remain…
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§117
Communities created before July 1, 1992 are not automatically under every CCIOA section. A listed set applies anyway — including, for events after January 1,…
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§118
A pre-1992 community may elect to be fully governed by CCIOA by amending its declaration. After that election, the whole Act applies.
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§119
A small preexisting cooperative or planned community is exempt from the sections that would otherwise apply to pre-1992 communities under §117, unless it ele…
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§120
A pre-1992 community may amend its declaration, bylaws, plat, or map even if the original instrument would have made amendment impossible or more difficult, …
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§120.5
Sets the procedure for extending a declaration whose stated term would otherwise expire, so the community does not accidentally dissolve for want of a record…
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§121
A planned community that contains only nonresidential units may elect out of CCIOA. Mixed residential/commercial communities stay in.
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§122
CCIOA does not apply to a common interest community located outside Colorado.
Enforcement
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§123
If an owner fails to pay assessments, the association may recover actual collection costs and reasonable attorney fees, but association attorney fees are cap…
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§124
The General Assembly encourages associations and owners to use mediation or other ADR before suing. The association must adopt a written policy on how it wil…
Frequently asked about Part CCIOA-1
- What is Colorado Part CCIOA-1?
- Colorado Part CCIOA-1 — the CCIOA Part 1 — General Provisions — is the body of law that governs how every Colorado CID is structured, operated, and held accountable. It covers governance, voting, records, assessments, fining, and most of the day-to-day legal questions a board will face.
- How many sections are in Part CCIOA-1?
- Part CCIOA-1 contains 29 sections in this reference. Each is summarized in plain English on its own page, with links to the official text at leg.colorado.gov.
- Is the summary on this site legal advice?
- No. These pages are plain-English summaries prepared by SoShiny for board members and managers. For binding legal advice or interpretation of how a section applies to your specific situation, consult a Colorado-licensed attorney.
- How often does Colorado Part CCIOA-1 change?
- The Colorado General Assembly can amend any chapter in any session. We update these summaries when we re-import the official text — see the 'Last updated' date on each section page.
- Does SoShiny enforce Part CCIOA-1 for me?
- No software 'enforces' a statute — but SoShiny is built around it. Voting, meeting minutes, records access, fining workflow, and audit trails are designed to meet this body of law's requirements out of the box, so the board can demonstrate good-faith compliance if challenged.
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