Colorado · Part CCIOA-2
CCIOA Part 2 — Creation, Alteration, and Termination — Plain-English Summary
Every section of this body of law translated into plain English for Colorado board members and homeowners.
Creation
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§201
A common interest community is created only by recording a declaration executed like a deed (and, for a cooperative, conveying the real estate). The declarat…
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§202
Unless the declaration says otherwise, unit boundaries are the interior unfinished surfaces of walls, floors, and ceilings. Pipes, wires, and similar serving…
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§203
Title to a unit is not made unmarketable by a failure of the declaration or bylaws to comply with CCIOA. An unconscionable or invalid provision is severed; t…
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§204
A legally sufficient description of a unit identifies the common interest community, the recording data for the declaration, and the identifying number of th…
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§205
Lists what a declaration must contain: the name of the community, the name of the association, the county, a legally sufficient description, the identifying …
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§206
Special rules for a common interest community created on leased land: the lease must be recorded, and certain protections apply to unit owners if the lease i…
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§207
The declaration allocates to each unit its undivided interest in the common elements (condo), its share of common-expense liability, and its votes in the ass…
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§208
The declaration may assign limited common elements (for example a balcony, patio, or reserved parking) to one or more but fewer than all units, and may provi…
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§209
A plat or map must be recorded with the declaration. It shows unit boundaries, common elements, and limited common elements to the standard the Act requires.
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§222
If the declaration allows the addition of unspecified real estate, the associational documents must say so, and added land is brought in by recording an amen…
Declarant duties
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§209.2
Before turning control over to the owners, the declarant of a planned community or condominium must commission and pay for an independent 30-year reserve stu…
Disclosures
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§209.4
Within 90 days after the board takes control from the declarant, and within 90 days after each fiscal year-end, the association must make a packet available …
Governance policies
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§209.5
Every association must adopt written policies on collections, conflicts, meetings, covenant enforcement and the fine schedule, records inspection, reserve in…
Education
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§209.6
The association must provide education to executive-board members on the governance of the association and CCIOA. It may be free (for example DRE/HOA Center …
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§209.7
At least once a year the association must provide education to owners on the general operations of the association and the rights and responsibilities of own…
Declarant rights
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§210
The declaration may reserve development rights (adding land, adding units, withdrawing land). They are exercised by recording an amendment and expire on the …
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§215
A declarant may maintain sales offices, management offices, and models in the community if the declaration so provides, and must specify which units may be u…
Alteration
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§211
A unit owner may make improvements or alterations that do not impair the structural integrity or mechanical systems or lessen the support of any portion of t…
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§212
Boundaries between adjoining units may be relocated if the owners of those units apply and the association prepares and records an amendment to the declarati…
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§213
If the declaration allows it, a unit may be subdivided into two or more units by recording an amendment reallocating allocated interests.
Easements
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§214
To the extent any unit or common element encroaches on another, a valid easement exists for the encroachment and for its maintenance.
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§216
Subject to the declaration, the declarant has an easement through the common elements as may be reasonably necessary for the purpose of discharging the decla…
Amendments
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§217
Except for amendments the Act lets the declarant or association make alone, the declaration may be amended only by vote or agreement of unit owners of units …
Termination
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§218
A common interest community may be terminated only by agreement of unit owners of units to which at least 67 percent of the votes are allocated, or any large…
Lenders
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§219
The declaration may require that a specified number or percentage of lenders who hold security interests in units approve specified actions (for example term…
Master associations
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§220
A declaration may provide that the powers of the association are exercised by a master association. After declarant control, the master association's board m…
Merger
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§221
Any two or more common interest communities may be merged or consolidated into a single community by agreement of the unit owners of each, with allocated int…
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§221.5
Sets the process for a community that was merged into a larger common interest community to withdraw, including the vote required and the recording of a with…
Frequently asked about Part CCIOA-2
- What is Colorado Part CCIOA-2?
- Colorado Part CCIOA-2 — the CCIOA Part 2 — Creation, Alteration, and Termination — 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-2?
- Part CCIOA-2 contains 28 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-2 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-2 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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