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  <title><![CDATA[Colorado HOA & Condo News from CAN]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Items in the news about Homeowner and Condominium associations in Colorado, compiled by the Community Associations Network]]></description>
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     <title>Dillon dog problem: Nothing to bark at</title>
     <description><![CDATA["They tried to have the HOA rule amended to limit the number of dogs (allowed at the complex), but it didn’t go through," Julie Montemarano said of her neighbors in an e-mail. "They then discovered that Dillon only has a two-dog limit."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:55:37 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20081112/NEWS/811129950/1078&ParentProfile=1055&title=Dillon%20dog%20problem:%20Nothing%20to%20bark%20at]]></link>
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     <title>Surge of cellphone towers cause concerns</title>
     <description><![CDATA[At 80 feet in height in a forest of 35- to 40-foot trees, the tower would have stuck out like a proverbial sore thumb, said homeowner association president Maggie Cross.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:30:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_10931769</link>
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     <title>One killed in condo fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A body was found in a west-side condo this afternoon by firefighters responding to a report of an explosion and fire.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:05:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gazette.com/articles/fire_42813___article.html/one_colorado.html</link>
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     <title>Signs of trouble? Neighborhood divided over political displays</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The signs are looking a bit troubling in the Grand View Homeowners Association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:35:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/10/26/102708_1a_Yard_signs_down.html</link>
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     <title>Neighbors have been unable to clear the air</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Acee wants the Woodbridge Homeowners Association board to make Libbey stop smoking on his deck, or even inside his home, because the fumes seep into her unit]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:02:37 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gazette.com/articles/libbey_42258___article.html/acee_smoking.html</link>
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     <title>National Group Supports Homeowner Against Association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A national organization representing community associations is supporting a Vail condominium owner in a seven-year, $550,000 legal battle with his association over who was responsible for resolving a water-intrusion issue.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:03:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/national-group-supports-homeowner-against/story.aspx?guid=%7BE4D7C765-204A-4CFE-83E5-40FC938A963A%7D&dist=hppr]]></link>
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     <title>Nuisance in eye of deed holders</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The ordinance, adopted Sept. 9, allows city enforcement officers to take property owners to court if they don't take care of their homes or lawns. The measure lists 17 conditions that could lead to a citation, including too much peeling paint, disintegrating roofs or broken windows.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:10:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_10751414</link>
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     <title>Obama sign removed; woman charged with theft</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Dempsey insists she was merely acting in her capacity as vice president of the Aspen Village homeowners’ association (HOA) when she removed the sign]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:19:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20081016/NEWS/810169993/1077&ParentProfile=1058&title=Obama%20sign%20removed;%20woman%20charged%20with%20theft]]></link>
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     <title>Judge sides with Cherry Creek owners over HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Cherry Creek Springs, a neighborhood of 5-acre ranchettes on the edge of Black Forest, might be better known as Lawsuit Springs for as much time as its homeowners association has spent suing its residents.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:18:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gazette.com/articles/judge_41454___article.html/lasley_hoa.html</link>
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     <title>86 cats seized from Colo. condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Glenwood Springs animal shelter is trying to find homes for 86 cats rescued from a two-bedroom condominium.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:19:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.kxrm.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=201674</link>
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     <title>Couple sues HOA for being too lax</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Longmont couple has turned the legal tables on their homeowners’ association — suing it not for being too overbearing with rules enforcement but for being too lax.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:48:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2008/sep/30/hoa-decried-too-lax/</link>
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     <title>Death is no excuse to flout HOA rules</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some HOA covenant disputes can follow you to your grave.  When Dan Gamache put an asphalt shingle roof on his house last November, it immediately prompted neighborhood complaints and led to months of fines, negotiations and special meetings]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:27:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gazette.com/articles/gamache_41113___article.html/hoa_roof.html</link>
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     <title>8 Townhomes Burn in Colorado Springs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The body found in the ashes of one of eight townhomes at a Colorado Springs complex destroyed by fire early Saturday is that of an adult female.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:22:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_10583795</link>
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     <title>HOA Sues Resident Over Paint Color</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A homeowners association in Elbert County has gone to court and is suing one of its homeowners over the color he painted his house and the HOA's contention that the man failed to get proper HOA authorization before starting to paint.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:12:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://cbs4denver.com/investigates/hoa.lawsuit.paint.2.825037.html</link>
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     <title>Cherry Creek mess getting straightened out</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Any way you look at it, the Cherry Creek Springs subdivision in Black Forest is a mess. Has been for years. But this month could signal the beginning of the end.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:55:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gazette.com/articles/hoa_40808___article.html/board_group.html</link>
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     <title>9 Things You Need To Know About Homeowner's Associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When you purchase a condominium, townhouse or other type of property in a planned development such as a leased land property, a gated community, or even an ordinary subdivision, you are obligated to join that community's homeowners' association (HOA) and pay monthly or annual HOA fees for the upkeep of common areas and the building. If you are considering purchasing one of these types of properties]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2008 15:19:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_10511191</link>
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     <title>Court: Insurer Can't Bring Subrogation Claim Against Attorney</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Insurers are not allowed to bring equitable subrogation actions premised on professional negligence against attorneys, the Colorado Court of Appeals has ruled.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:58:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2008/09/17/93723.htm</link>
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     <title>Homeowners control own density destiny at Burlingame</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A state statute protects homeowners at Burlingame Ranch by allowing them to control their own destiny when it comes to how many units should be built there.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:44:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20080909/NEWS/809089900/1077/MOUNTAIN&parentprofile=-1]]></link>
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     <title>City Offers Homeowner Association Education Sessions</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The City of Fort Collins Neighborhood Services office will be offering three programs geared towards HOA community and board members.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:09:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://fcgov.com/news/?id=2528</link>
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     <title>Take back your turf from dogs off leash</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Dan and Nina have posted the Fort Collins ordinance regarding dogs at large in their yard and on the community mailboxes. But they have been asked by their HOA to remove the signs and posters.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:55:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080904/COLUMNISTS62/809040311</link>
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     <title>Condo must pay bear fine</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The owners of a condominium complex were convicted of violating Aspen’s bear ordinance in Aspen Municipal Court Wednesday. It was the first bear ticket issued during a summer that has been a stark contrast to last year’s bear madness.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:28:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/home/129148</link>
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     <title>Centennial to vote on smoking ban</title>
     <description><![CDATA[At their annual meeting in December, Centennial homeowners will be asked to decide whether to enact a property-wide smoking ban at their affordable housing complex.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:13:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20080820/NEWS/114071/1077&ParentProfile=1058]]></link>
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     <title>Bear pokes around condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An adult black bear played a brief game of hide-and-seek with the housekeepers and manager of a condominium complex at Durango Mountain Resort early Monday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:46:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://durangoherald.com/asp-bin/article_generation.asp?article_type=news&article_path=/news/08/news080812_7.htm]]></link>
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     <title>It’s hard to obey both lawn and water cops</title>
     <description><![CDATA[And residents of some homeowners associations are familiar with lawn police - HOA officials who walk their neighborhoods with cameras and notebooks looking for overgrown, underwatered or weed-infested lawns.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:49:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gazette.com/articles/police_39193___article.html/meadows_water.html</link>
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     <title>Smoking ban gets lawyer’s green light</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An attorney for the homeowners association at the Centennial affordable-housing complex says a ban on cigarette smoking in its privately owned units is viable and will hold up in court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 13:03:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/home/128641</link>
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     <title>Fines on hold for Grants in culvert controversy</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The levying of a fine for a culvert and road placed on property owned by Chuck and Esther Grant, also Bernardo Quintana, (Lot 535) was delayed July 24 during a meeting of the Baca Grande Property Owner's Association, (POA).]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:34:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.centerpostdispatch.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=623]]></link>
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     <title>HOAs can't ban energy-saving devices</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The following question and answer interview with Chris Pacetti, chair of legislative committee for the Community Associations Institute - Rocky Mountain Chapter (CAI-RMC) was conducted to assist homeowners and association boards in their understanding of HB 2008-1270, a new law that goes into effect in August and bars restrictions of energy saving devises within homeowner associations (HOAs)]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:09:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://denver.yourhub.com/Littleton/Stories/News/General-News/Story~504022.aspx</link>
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     <title>Sierra Pointe episodes get even more dramatic</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Name-calling. Threats. Profanity-laced tirades. Restraining orders.  Welcome to life at the troubled Sierra Pointe Condominium Association,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:04:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gazette.com/articles/streets_38938___article.html/dramatic_episodes.html</link>
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     <title>Builders pay the price</title>
     <description><![CDATA[So when lawyer Chris Rhody recently called and told her that the Central Park Townhomes Condominium Association had won an $8 million construction defects settlement against the builder, ending two years of litigation, she was thrilled again.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:08:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jul/29/builders-pay-the-price/</link>
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     <title>Castle Pines North gets WARPed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[WARP stands for the Water Awareness and Responsibility Program, a public education program designed to increase water conservation awareness. According to CPNMD district manager, Jim McGrady, "By getting WARPed, the citizens of Castle Pines North (CPN) can help achieve a more secure future for the community."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:56:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://denver.yourhub.com/CastlePines/Stories/Goings-on/General/Story~501190.aspx</link>
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     <title>Fire destroys condos near Dillon</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents at the Woodworks Condominium complex in Wildernest were helpless to do anything but watch on Sunday, as firefighters sorted through what was left of a four-unit complex completely destroyed by a fire late Saturday evening.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:58:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20080728/NEWS/10261008/1058</link>
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     <title>Longmont man says he stole for family</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A man accused of stealing more than $40,000 from a Longmont homeowners association told detectives he took the money in part to provide for his family while his son battled a terminal illness, according to police.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:09:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.timescall.com/news_story.asp?ID=9952</link>
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     <title>Man embezzled thousands from HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The owner of a homeowners’ association management company turned himself in to police Thursday after they accused him of embezzling money from residents in Longmont’s Wolf Creek neighborhood.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:23:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.timescall.com/news_story.asp?ID=9863</link>
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     <title>River Park Residents Claim Illness From Pesticide Use</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ A resident of the River Park subdivision contacted the Marshal’s Department on June 17 to complain that an employee of a contracted landscaping company, who was spraying weeds in the subdivision’s common space, had spit tobacco juice at her feet when she confronted him about his use of chemical herbicides.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:40:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.telluridewatch.com/pages/full_story?page_label=news&id=108074-River-Park-Residents-Claim-Illness-From-Pesticide-Use&article-River-Park-Residents-Claim-Illness-From-Pesticide-Use%20=&widget=]]></link>
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     <title>Centennial mulls smoking ban</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A smoking ban is being contemplated throughout all privately owned condominiums at Centennial after two recent cigarette-caused fires broke out there and at another Aspen affordable-housing complex.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:18:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20080707/NEWS/689339201/1077/COLUMN&parentprofile=-1]]></link>
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     <title>Breaking the rules</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Her homeowners association, however, says the gate violates neighborhood standards and must go, even though Melissa said it's temporary and will disappear once she's confident her children won't fall off the porch]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:00:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080706/BUSINESS/807060308</link>
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     <title>New HOA law allows clothes lines in neighborhoods</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Beginning in August, homeowners living in covenant controlled communities will able to install energy saving devises such as evaporative coolers, wind-electric generators and clothes lines, as long as those devises meet home owner association aesthetic guidelines]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:28:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.9news.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=94579&catid=346]]></link>
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     <title>Firefighters Battle Blaze In Highlands Ranch Condo Complex</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Nearly two dozen fire crews are battling a two-alarm blaze at an apartment complex at C-470 and Quebec Street in Highlands Ranch.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:38:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/16710129/detail.html?rss=den&psp=news]]></link>
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     <title>HOAs, officials team up on issues</title>
     <description><![CDATA[For Lone Tree officials, communicating with the city's 15 homeowners associations is a vital piece of the puzzle to make residents happy.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:25:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.lonetreevoice.com/site/tab1.cfm?BRD=2713&dept_id=559183&newsid=19790644&PAG=461&rfi=9]]></link>
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     <title>Condominium fire displaces residents</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Firefighters responded to a neighbor's 911 call at 6:38 p.m. reporting smoke coming from the condo at 710 City Park Ave., Poudre Fire Authority spokesman Holger Durre said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:57:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080614/NEWS01/806140348/1002/CUSTOMERSERVICE02</link>
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     <title>Home addition in Spring Valley community leads to civil case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Jennifer and her husband, Paul, completed a 1,200-square-foot addition to their Christeleit home in April; however, they can't receive a certificate of occupancy from Garfield County because of a pending civil case filed by members of the Christeleit Home Owners Association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:25:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.skyhidailynews.com/article/GP/20080611/VALLEYNEWS/827468657/-1/REGIONAL_NEWS</link>
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     <title>Aspen Alps fire sparks fight in court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two insurance firms are suing a local contractor, plumber and security company they claim committed negligence by causing the March 2007 fire at the Aspen Alps condominiums.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:01:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.skyhidailynews.com/article/AT/20080606/NEWS/350884669/-1/REGIONAL_NEWS</link>
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     <title>HOAs run out of cash as more people walk away from homes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[From the outside, Monaco Place looks shiny and new. On the inside it's falling apart and so are its residents.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:59:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.9news.com/money/article.aspx?storyid=92970&catid=344]]></link>
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     <title>Suit hurts Beauvallon condo sales</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Owners with units for sale in the towering Beauvallon building at East 10th Avenue and Lincoln Street are struggling to sell their units because a lawsuit against the developer is dissuading potential buyers and hanging up financing for anyone still interested.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:28:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_9433894</link>
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     <title>Condo HOA draws the line at mural on retaining wall</title>
     <description><![CDATA[So she was disappointed to learn the mural has been declared an eyesore by the homeowners association of the 282-unit condo complex near Austin Bluffs Parkway and Academy Boulevard.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 09:57:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gazette.com/articles/line_36585___article.html/mural_retaining.html</link>
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     <title>Saving money up on the roof</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners and their neighborhood associations are learning more about a new state law that will allow for more energy saving materials on private properties.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 18:58:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=91963</link>
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     <title>Is Aldasoro Ranch Ready for Dogs?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The dogfight, so to speak, for allowing residents’ canine friends and companions in the Aldasoro Ranch subdivision is underway yet again. This time, the initiative may have some legs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 11:37:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.telluridewatch.com/pages/full_story?article-Is-Aldasoro-Ranch-Ready-for-Dogs-%20=&page_label=home&id=71742&widget=push&instance=home_news_bullets&open=&]]></link>
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     <title>Real estate developer Osborn enters not guilty plea</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Osborn -- the former developer of One Lincoln Park, a $140 million luxury condominium project in downtown Denver -- was indicted earlier this year on charges he took money from two projects and used it to make improvements to his own home]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 11:22:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2008/05/12/daily42.html</link>
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     <title>Neighbors On Both Sides Of Fence Speak Out</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some Highlands Ranch neighbors are debating over whether a gate designed to prevent traffic flow should be accessible by residents to some degree.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 10:21:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/16170832/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Ken-Caryl neighbors square off on tax</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Crops of "yes" and "no" signs have sprouted in medians and have been waved at passing motorists during the mill-levy election in Ken-Caryl Ranch.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 12:41:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.denverpost.com/politics/ci_9153163</link>
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     <title>Colo. water systems with current violations of radionuclide standards</title>
     <description><![CDATA[List of areas and HOA's/POA's]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:17:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.denverpost.com/ci_9083575?source=rss</link>
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     <title>Highlands subdivision in West Glenwood Springs is now safer place to live</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The homeowner's association worked with a Fire Ready representative to obtain a grant from the Colorado State Forest Service of up to $13,000 in matching funds. The HOA used the funds to contract with Fire Ready and the White River Tree Service. The companies thinned out vegetation about 30 feet out from either side of the road,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:04:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.postindependent.com/article/20080425/VALLEYNEWS/535727244</link>
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     <title>Bill that would limit HOA authority sent to Ritter</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A bill that seeks to prohibit homeowners' associations from restricting energy-efficiency measures was sent to Gov. Bill Ritter’s desk today]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:42:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://dailycamera.com/news/2008/apr/15/bill-would-limit-hoa-authority-sent-ritter/</link>
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     <title>HOA disputes ex-member's claim that it needs her</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Former HOA board member Marcia Fields agrees that new leadership is needed. She has spent five years and thousands of dollars sending her own newsletters to residents and on lawsuits against the HOA, alleging mismanagement. She says the HOA board is "inept" and needs her back.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:58:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://topicInfoLink</link>
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     <title>Cascade faces hefty snow bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Officers of the Cascade Village homeowners association are asking members to come up with $2,200 each to pay for unanticipated snow removal needed over the winter.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2008 14:43:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://durangoherald.com/asp-bin/article_generation.asp?article_type=news&article_path=/news/08/news080405_2.htm]]></link>
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     <title>Townhomes: 'Bad situation'</title>
     <description><![CDATA[DeGrande, who is also owner of Century 21 Universal Brokerage in Centennial, said Tuesday that he doesn't own any of the 59th Avenue units anymore, but manages some under the umbrella of DeGrande Properties.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:31:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/apr/02/townhomes-bad-situation/?partner=yahoo_headlines</link>
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     <title>Senate: HOAs Have To Approve Energy Saving Devices</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Senate has backed a proposal requiring homeowners' associations to approve energy-saving devices like retractable clotheslines and rolling shades.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:34:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://cbs4denver.com/local/home.associations.energy.2.689373.html</link>
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     <title>Senate backs clotheslines, shutters for HOA residents</title>
     <description><![CDATA[People living in covenant-controlled developments would be able to put up retractable clotheslines and rolling shades and shutters under a bill backed by the Senate today]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:42:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.krdo.com/Global/story.asp?S=8086014</link>
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     <title>Beaver Lakes Special District is denied</title>
     <description><![CDATA[That is, he had evidence--including text in the Empire Lodge Homeowner's Association (HOA) newsletter and statements made by residents--which led him to believe that the HOA would use the Metropolitan District to circumvent a previous ruling requiring Beaver Lakes residents to maintain gates and culverts on the road through Mrs. Moyer's property.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:59:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.leadvillechronicle.com/home.php?content=article&article=2396]]></link>
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     <title>HOAs embrace green lifestyle (and video)</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It looks like any other HOA community, but look more closely.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:08:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://cw2.trb.com/news/kwgn-green-hoa,0,7806405.story</link>
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     <title>Lemon: The Hijacking of the Eagle-Vail HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Board of Eagle-Vail Homeowners Association was hijacked last week by a disgruntled second-home owner. He arbitrarily declared that it was his sandbox, his toys (proxies), and everybody had to play his way. I am a homeowner in Eagle-Vail and I was at the meeting for the duration. I felt that the neighborhood bully had just kicked sand in my face.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:30:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20080316/EDITS/564328411</link>
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     <title>C-dale sues developers over alleged affordable housing violations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The town of Carbondale is suing the developers of the Lines II Condominiums on West Main Street, for allegedly violating the town’s deed-restriction regulations on four of the six housing units.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 05:46:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.postindependent.com/article/20080314/VALLEYNEWS/504629075</link>
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     <title>House bill could limit HOAs' powers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The bill would make it illegal for HOAs to limit the installation of retractable clothes lines, rolling shutters, solar panels and wind turbines, among other things.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 05:08:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.jeffconews.com/Articles-i-2008-03-13-205822.114125_House_bill_could_limit_HOAs_powers.html</link>
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     <title>Carbon monoxide detectors could soon be required by law</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Carbon monoxide detectors may soon be required for every home sold in Colorado and every new residence constructed as well. Senate Bill 187 requires all single and multi-family dwellings sold after July 1 and any building permit issued after that date to be equipped with the detectors if there's a fuel-burning heater, fireplace or attached garage.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 04:53:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=87937</link>
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     <title>Bill would stop some HOA bans</title>
     <description><![CDATA[House Bill 1270, which recently passed the House and is on its way to the Senate would protect all Colorado residents from HOA restrictions put on energy efficient measures such as retractable clotheslines, shade structures, attic fans, evaporative coolers, wind-electric generators, energy-efficient and outdoor lighting devices]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 05:16:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080303/NEWS01/803030306/1002/CUSTOMERSERVICE02</link>
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     <title>Moose Stuck In Snow, Carried Through Vail Condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Wildlife officers eventually tranquilized the animal, carried it inside, down the stairs, through the condo and then loaded it on a truck to release it west of Vail,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 05:44:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://cbs4denver.com/local/moose.vail.colorado.2.660390.html</link>
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     <title>Couple swap their home, HOA headache for better digs</title>
     <description><![CDATA["The only way to make it happen was to sell their home," Grunder said. "I was downsizing. Their home fit my needs. We got together and were able to work out a deal."   Sounds simple. But wasn’t he worried about the HOA that gave Clancy so much trouble?  "I understand how HOAs work," Grunder said. "I’ve never had any issues with them."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 03:51:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gazette.com/articles/clancy_33256___article.html/home_grunder.html</link>
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     <title>Mother gets a break over nurse parking</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The University Park Homeowners Association on Thursday resolved its issues with Rivera and the traffic generated by around-the-clock nursing care for her four “medically fragile” children.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 08:18:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gazette.com/articles/hoa_33214___article.html/park_rivera.html</link>
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     <title>Do your HOA fees include a Wellness Director?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Probably not. In fact, The Landmark in DTC is the first residential community in the state that offers all of its residents year-round access to an expert wellness director. What a concept. Instead of sending letters about paint or holiday lights, they give information on how to lower blood pressure, improve cardiovascular fitness, and keep the mind and spirit motivated?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 02:39:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.9news.com/sports/article.aspx?storyid=86251</link>
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     <title> Spat between resident and HOA spirals out of control</title>
     <description><![CDATA[On the far eastern edge of Colorado Springs, Joe and Janet Kubitschek are locked in a bitter dispute with their Eastview Estates homeowners association and its management company.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:40:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gazette.com/articles/kubitschek_32984___article.html/fletcher_hoa.html</link>
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     <title>HOA disputes would require arbitration if bill passes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Colorado lawmakers are at it again, taking aim at homeowners associations, their governing boards and the rules they enforce.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:19:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gazette.com/articles/bill_32716___article.html/homeowners_hoas.html</link>
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     <title>Questions about HOAs answered</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Colorado's leader in reforming the state's homeowners associations told YOUR SHOW on Sunday it is appealing but not likely that any new government agency or oversight would be forthcoming on the topic.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 05:39:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=85244</link>
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     <title>Bill addressing neighborly disputes passes House</title>
     <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2008 08:53:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://denver.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2008/01/21/daily60.html?jst=b_ln_hl</link>
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     <title>Castle Rock looks to remove HOA energy-saving restrictions</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Castle Rock town councilwoman Katie Kruger is seeking to remove any local HOA restrictions that prohibit the use of clotheslines and solar panels.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:50:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://denver.yourhub.com/CastleRock/Stories/News/Government/Story~415361.aspx</link>
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     <title>HOA shake-up causes a ruckus in northside neighborhood</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The ink wasn’t dry on Monday’s Side Streets before the war over the Woodmen Pointe Homeowners Association escalated.  Woodmen Pointe is the 5-year-old northside neighborhood of $300,000-plus homes where the HOA board has aggressively enforced covenants.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:39:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gazette.com/articles/board_31806___article.html/brant_hoa.html</link>
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     <title>Parker Neighbors Feud Over Wind Chimes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The homeowner’s association got involved though and asked them to make at least one concession and Ford and his mother agreed. "They asked us to tie up our wind chimes after dark and not untie them until 9 in the morning," said Ford.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:36:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/15017913/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Covenants go too far for a few neighbors in the north</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Officials of the Woodmen Pointe Homeowners Association routinely walk the north-side neighborhood with cameras, photographing covenant violations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 05:35:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gazette.com/articles/board_31694___article.html/brian_hoa.html</link>
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     <title>HOA spat shrieks for mediation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Mike Marotta is facing foreclosure, but not because he didn't pay his mortgage. The condo owners' association that rules his building at 1200 Vine St. in Denver is cashing him out.  "They want me out because I speak up," said Marotta, 62, a retired electrical engineer who moved here from New York to ski. Marotta is the proverbial guy who fought the law - and the law won.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2008 08:29:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_7890813</link>
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     <title>Sliding down the slippery slope</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Review of 2007 stories - Although the HOA stands by its position that Hammer's action violates its policy, but she will not be asked to change the way she displays her flag, according to a statement from the Cambridge Park Homeowners Association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:04:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.milehighnews.com/Articles-i-2008-01-03-204981.114125_Cabelas_trek_to_city_top_07_story.html</link>
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     <title>Homeowners mixed on association fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It isn't unusual for HOA fees to increase with the beginning of a new year, said Heather Kerwin, vice president of a local community association management company that manages 40 properties along the Front Range.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2007 04:40:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071230/NEWS01/712300323/1002/CUSTOMERSERVICE02</link>
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     <title>Everyone Out Safely After Lakewood Condo Fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Neighbor Anthony Leyba helped a family with young kids stay warm after the fire started. When the fire started, he said, "there was just a big blaze coming out the doors and windows."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:41:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://cbs4denver.com/local/Lakewood.Ingalls.West.2.619782.html</link>
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     <title>Condo Fire Near DU Displaces Residents</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Investigators were still trying to figure out the cause of the fire. Several residents said they heard explosions during the fire, which they suspected was exploding oxygen tanks belonging to the resident whose condo burned]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2007 09:08:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://cbs4denver.com/local/denver.fire.condo.2.616721.html</link>
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     <title>What to know about snow removal in your HOA?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[With the recent snowfall this December, many front-range homeowners, particularly those living in communities governed by homeowners associations (HOAs), are concerned about timely snow removal.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2007 11:57:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/News/General-News/Story~407206.aspx</link>
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     <title>Mission Viejo launches history Web site</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Mission Viejo Homeowners' Association Inc. announces the establishment of the Mission Viejo Colorado history web site at: http://www.missionviejohoa.org/history.htm .]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:51:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://denver.yourhub.com/AuroraSouth/Stories/Local-History/History/Story~405843.aspx</link>
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     <title>Dog Rescued After Condo Fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Firefighters arrived at the condo and found heavy smoke and fire engulfing two floors of the condo]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 13:45:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/14867260/detail.html</link>
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     <title>If home association has rules, read them</title>
     <description><![CDATA[If you live in a community that’s governed by a homeowners association and you want to screen your front porch, you had better ask before you act.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 11:24:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/news/stories/2007/12/14/121507_1A_HOA_Side.html</link>
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     <title>Nuts about Christmas lights</title>
     <description><![CDATA[On any given weekend night in a cul-de-sac in eastern Highlands Ranch, it's impossible to tune out the children's shrieks of laughter or the adults' sighs of awe.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:24:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.dcnewspress.com/site/tab11.cfm?BRD=2713&dept_id=559196&newsid=19113071&PAG=461&rfi=9]]></link>
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     <title>Aspens condo burns</title>
     <description><![CDATA[More than 50 fire and emergency workers responded to a fire Thursday night that consumed the roof and top floor of a condominium building in The Aspens.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2007 07:59:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.jacksonholenews.com/article.php?art_id=2504</link>
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     <title>Foreclosures causing HOA fees to go up</title>
     <description><![CDATA["When we have a number of owners who are not making their maintenance fees each month, everyone else has to contribute in order to cover the costs, so everyone has to pay more in their maintenance fees," said Larson.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 05:21:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.9news.com/rss/article.aspx?storyid=82291</link>
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     <title>Condo police station ready to open</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Zocalo Community Development Inc. of Denver completed the 42-unit Zocalo Condominiums in the fall of 2006, and the project currently is sold out. The developer agreed to include a small police station -- or "cop shop" -- in the residential project as part of its design.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:35:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2007/12/03/daily11.html</link>
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     <title>Boulder Housing Authority may go smoke-free</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Boulder County is considering snuffing out smoking inside Boulder Housing Authority-managed apartment, condominium and townhouse complexes — and health officials would like homeowners' associations to weigh similar bans in private buildings]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:24:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://dailycamera.com/news/2007/dec/03/housing-may-go-smoke-free-boulder-housing-asks/</link>
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     <title>Village Seven residents roll up sleeves to improve area</title>
     <description><![CDATA[So Ballard had an idea. Instead of forcing people to cut their grass, kill weeds, fix fences and paint their homes, the board would help. The "Neighbors Helping Neighbors" program was born.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 05:25:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gazette.com/articles/neighborhood_30459___article.html/ballard_village.html</link>
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     <title>Condo developer investigated</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Denver developer Erik Osborn, whose $140 million, 32-story One Lincoln Park is under construction downtown, is the subject of a criminal grand jury investigation involving alleged theft.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2007 04:33:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2007/dec/01/condo-developer-investigated/</link>
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     <title>Hunter Creek land swap might be void</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The homeowners at the Hunter Creek Condominiums complex in Aspen say there is no valid land-swap deal with nearby landowner Scott Hicks, calling into question whether a new home occupied by Hicks and his wife, Maureen Kinney, was built legally.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 04:39:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20071129/NEWS/71128037</link>
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     <title>Fire leaves families homeless for 7 months... and counting</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In April, her Sheridan condo received smoke damage from a fire which started in a neighboring condo. Now, seven months later, Mikus and two other families are nowhere close to getting back in their homes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2007 07:12:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=81497</link>
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     <title>HOA says mother of fallen soldier has to take down flag</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Last Friday, her homeowners' association sent her a notice telling her that the display violates the HOA's rules and regulations. The notice stated that the flag, which is placed on a "common element," is not allowed. It continued on to say that Sims could place the flag in her window or on the balcony. Sims refused.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 04:53:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.9news.com/rss/article.aspx?storyid=81303</link>
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     <title>Summit homeowners unite in defense against wildfires</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Money from the legislation must be used to address good forest health, watershed protection and fuel reduction, and projects must incorporate the Colorado Conservation Youth Corps whenever possible.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:27:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20071119/NEWS/71119004</link>
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     <title>Side by side</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Solid paperwork and a good neighbor can put duplex living on easy street. But it's also akin to living in a condo, and there are issues that arise with sharing a wall.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2007 12:01:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.denverpost.com/ci_7488006?source=rss</link>
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     <title>A solution that holds water</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Conserving rainwater is a common-sense solution for renewable water needs in new developments and areas relying on nonrenewable groundwater supplies. Today, it is simply illegal to put a cistern on your property, capture precipitation and use it to water your lawn. Why? Because the law assumes that the rain or snow you are capturing would otherwise return to the stream system or to groundwater, and when it returns it is owned by someone who has a legal right to it. That could be the case for existing developments. However, for new development the study shows these assumptions may be wrong.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2007 11:51:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2007/nov/17/a-solution-that-holds-water/</link>
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     <title>HOA-basher mostly silent, but she vows to keep fighting</title>
     <description><![CDATA[On Oct. 24, 4th Judicial District Judge Thomas Kennedy issued a damning judicial smackdown to Jackson, 75, a retired administrative assistant.  Kennedy rejected her claim the board had illegally changed neighborhood covenants and increased dues. And he upheld the board’s counterclaim that Jackson had libeled them, perhaps hundreds of times.  He fined her $10,000 plus court costs - which could more than double her debt. Kennedy also ordered her to contact every newspaper, including The Gazette, and Web site to request that they purge her venomous online rants against her HOA.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:54:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gazette.com/articles/board_29639___article.html/jackson_hoa.html</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[HOA Q&A]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Tom Hindeman, the HOA answer man has some more great Q&A and I thought that you’d want to have the opportunity to read some more of his wisdom regarding Homeowner Association Questions.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2007 10:37:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.boulder-buzz.com/hoa-qa/</link>
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     <title>Ticked-Off Tuesday: Fighting the HOA (Video)</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some people who belong to a Homeowners' Association have had a run-in with the group at one time or another. While HOA's do good work most of the time, we do hear stories all the time where the people running them abuse their powers, and make life difficult for community residents. It's Ticked-off Tuesday for Troubleshooter Tom Martino, and he talks about ways to fight back]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 11:12:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://topicInfoLink</link>
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     <title>Propane grills on Boulder condo's balconies made fire worse, says official</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Having propane tanks on balconies in most condos and apartments is illegal. But the code is difficult to enforce. "The City of Boulder has thousands and thousands of apartments and condominium complexes and it's tough to get around to them all," said Lowrey]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:22:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://cw2.trb.com/news/kwgn-boulder-condo-fire-grills,0,1460445.story?coll=kwgn-home-2</link>
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     <title>County Asserts Role in Mountain Village Conflicts</title>
     <description><![CDATA[With the Telluride Mountain Village Owners Association taking the charge of creating a master plan for the town and given questions TMVOA has recently raised about their financial obligations regarding the gondola, the San Miguel County Commissioners decided on Wednesday to invite the TMVOA Board of Directors to the next intergovernmental meeting to explain their recent actions.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 04:37:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.telluridewatch.com/articles/2007/10/29/news/doc4726596f64ea4494261834.txt</link>
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     <title>Neighbor, HOA differ on what to do about house lights</title>
     <description><![CDATA[James Kotsaftis says the lights on his neighbor’s house prevent him from sleeping. He says the lights are a nuisance and asked his homeowners association to get involved.  It’s typical of the complaints that surface in neighborhoods with HOAs and covenants - rules governing parking, paint, landscaping and other things]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 07:34:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gazette.com/articles/kotsaftis_29079___article.html/christman_lights.html</link>
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     <title>Residents may have to wait to get belongings after condo fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It may be weeks before residents of a Gold Run condominium building in Boulder can safely retrieve personal belongings from inside their fire-ravaged homes, officials said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 07:02:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5733987,00.html</link>
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     <title>Old clothesline is still hanging tough</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In response to the property-value-lowering connotation of clotheslines, a good number of the country's 300,000 homeowner associations have covenants prohibiting or discouraging outdoor clotheslines along with items such as visible trash cans, open garage doors and basketball backboards. The prohibitions have resulted in some clothesline controversies for those taking to heart home maven Martha Stewart's pronouncement that clotheslines are making a comeback. The right to dry is being tested]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 06:57:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_7301548</link>
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     <title>No sprinklers in burned building</title>
     <description><![CDATA[David Martindale, who works for Fowler Property Management on behalf of the Gold Run Homeowners' Association, said the issue of whether to install sprinklers has been discussed before - and those talks will likely continue in the wake of the fire, he said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2007 15:53:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://dailycamera.com/news/2007/oct/27/no-sprinklers-burned-building/</link>
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     <title>Once upon a time...</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Below is our start to a scary tale. Begin here, and then see how readers ended it.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2007 07:29:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/spotlight/article/0,2777,DRMN_23952_5732684,00.html</link>
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     <title>Additional Services Made Available To Victims Of Gold Run Condo Fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The fire at the Gold Run Condominium Complex has displaced an unknown number of University of Colorado at Boulder students and other residents, though early estimates indicated more than 20 CU-Boulder students may be affected.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2007 07:21:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.colorado.edu/news/releases/2007/423.html</link>
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     <title>Boulder fire crews battling early morning condo blaze</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Scores of firefighters from across Boulder County are attacking an early morning condominium fire in central Boulder.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 05:06:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5732315,00.html</link>
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     <title>Suit filed over $160M Spire condo loan</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Developer Randy Nichols' company has filed a breach of contract lawsuit against Hypo Real Estate Capital Corp. for failing to fund a $160 million loan for Nichols' 41-story Spire condo building across from the Colorado Convention Center.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:21:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/real_estate/article/0,1299,DRMN_414_5726796,00.html</link>
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     <title>Bear Enters Condo Attacks Woman</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Colorado Division of Wildlife says a bear attacked a woman inside her Aspen condo, but her injuries are not life-threatening.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:52:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nbc11news.com/home/headlines/10614977.html</link>
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     <title>The living may be exclusive, but HOA board battles aren’t</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In other words, it’s everything you’d expect in a wealthy enclave. What you might not expect is that Kissing Camels, like less-exotic neighborhoods, has folks who feud with the homeowners association board.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2007 03:55:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gazette.com/articles/board_28349___article.html/golf_camels.html</link>
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     <title>Solar life pays off in more than cash</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Nyland HOA board offers incentives to help homeowners deal with the high initial cost. Instead of keeping the funds from the HOA maintenance account locked up in low-risk investments, Glick said the community began offering loans to Nyland homeowners to pay for the solar panels. It also has negotiated for a discounted group rate on installation of the systems.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:15:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_7124674</link>
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     <title>HOAs discussed at workshop</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ft. Collins - The city's Neighborhood Services office will have a homeowner association workshop from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 16 to discuss such things as amendments.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 04:20:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071002/BUSINESS/710020325</link>
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     <title>Officials apologize for water rate frustrations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowner association presidents and property managers gathered Tuesday night, Sept. 25, at city hall to meet with city officials about higher water bills - especially during the summer]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 04:41:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.aurorasentinel.com/main.asp?SectionID=8&SubSectionID=8&ArticleID=17215]]></link>
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     <title>No computer? No luck in finding info about HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It’s a growing trend in Springsarea neighborhoods. More HOAs turn to the Internet to post covenants, bylaws and other legal documents for easy owner access.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 03:46:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gazette.com/articles/tatum_27659___article.html/neighborhood_hoa.html</link>
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     <title>New math: regal homes + sheep = low taxes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[But Gray Head is suing to overturn San Miguel County’s ruling. An attorney for the development says the sheep grazing is a legitimate agricultural use, and he says the homeowners have state law and reams of court cases on their side.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:29:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.telluridegateway.com/articles/2007/09/19/news/news01.txt</link>
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     <title>Success of HOA depends on the board</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As president of the Southridge Community Association I would like to offer a slightly different perspective on homeowners associations as presented in the Sept. 2 article by Hallie Woods.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:49:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070911/OPINION04/709110308</link>
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     <title>HOAs elicit mixed opinions</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Amber Autenrieth writes her monthly $140 check to her homeowners association, she grits her teeth]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 16:58:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070902/NEWS01/709020338</link>
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     <title>Copper Thieves Now Stealing Irrigation Pipes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Donelson said his condo complex knows these thefts are an increasing problem in the metro area, so last week they voted to buy cages to be placed on top of the irrigation units.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:32:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/14016505/detail.html</link>
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     <title>City to look at new HOA concept</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fort Collings - Neighborhoods could be as small as a city block, and people living in an area where a HOA is passed could be forced to join, even against their will, and possibly be asked to pay association fees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 04:00:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070827/NEWS01/708270318</link>
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     <title>Cottonwood Creek residents want HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Terrence Moore wanted to live in a neighborhood where covenants governing parking, the appearance of homes and things such as trash-can storage are strictly enforced.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 03:46:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gazette.com/articles/moore_26552___article.html/hoa_ryan.html</link>
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     <title>HOA suing homeowners for living in driveway</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Three years ago, he Brandaw's moved out of their house in Willow Park when they discovered a mold problem. Eric and Tracy Brandaw and their 5-year-old son all have health problems as a result.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 03:36:37 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=75575</link>
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     <title>Hung out to dry</title>
     <description><![CDATA[But until 2003, many homeowners associations in Fort Collins forbid clotheslines. That’s when the city council passed an ordinance stating that private covenants shall not restrict or limit backyard clotheslines.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2007 11:03:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070811/LIFESTYLE/708110301</link>
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     <title>Condo development adds twist to green building</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Zucker says it will cost buyers less to purchase solar photovoltaic systems with their units than to buy them without the PV systems.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2007 07:07:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/real_estate/article/0,1299,DRMN_414_5664903,00.html</link>
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     <title>Reality in real estate: condos and townhouses</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Real estate expert Petur Workman joined 9NEWS Saturday Morning to talk about the pros and cons of buying a condo or townhouse.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2007 15:30:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.9news.com/rss/article.aspx?storyid=74436</link>
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     <title>New city ordinance stops fire damage liability</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The City Council - six weeks after discovering some housing divisions, apartment complexes and businesses in Craig have privately-owned fire hydrants = introduced an ordinance requiring those hydrants be maintained and operable in accordance with the city’s fire code. The issue was brought to the attention of the council and City Manager Jim Ferree when the Homeowner’s Association for Country Club Heights on the east side of town requested the city take over two hydrants on its property. Both are considered unreliable, and one is covered in a hood to keep firefighters from using it.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:03:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.craigdailypress.com/news/2007/jul/25/new_city_ordinance_stops_fire_damage_liability/</link>
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     <title>Lakewood woman named in investment fraud case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Lakewood woman is accused of defrauding the elderly through the sale of timeshare condominiums in Mexico.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 03:54:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2007/07/16/daily11.html</link>
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     <title>Text of the HOA statement</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Cambridge Park Homeowners Association, Inc., through its legal counsel, Lansky Weigler, P.C. issues the following statement:]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2007 05:59:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5628672,00.html</link>
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     <title>HOA will not force woman to stop flying flag upside down</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A homeowners association has decided not to fine or try to force a woman to stop flying an American flag upside down outside of her home.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2007 04:35:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=73668</link>
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     <title>Tuscany residents wait for subdivision's finish while others dump trash</title>
     <description><![CDATA[McRoberts said about $50,000 had been tied up in escrow accounts for the association. Since the money has been released from the courts, Begg has contracted with an HOA property management company to start mowing the lawns, maintaining the trash and providing some sense of security to subdivision owners]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2007 03:22:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20070713/NEWS/107120126</link>
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     <title>Silent flag protest raises outcry</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Cambridge Park Homeowners Association, which represents owners of 107 patio homes, doesn't agree with Hammer's perspective.  On Wednesday night, the association's board met to hear her response to its notice of noncompliance. The board took no action, and board members refused to comment.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:06:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.denverpost.com/movies/ci_6352763</link>
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     <title>Firefighters Quickly Stop Summit County Condo Fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Firefighters in Summit County were able to quickly stop a fire from spreading in a condominium complex in Wildernest Wednesday morning.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:42:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://cbs4denver.com/local/local_story_192134542.html</link>
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     <title>Homeowners associations need to see the light on solar panels</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Banning solar panels because they're ugly is a textbook case of cutting off your nose to spite your face. But, as a story in Monday's edition of The Aspen Times made clear, numerous homeowners associations from Aspen to western Garfield County are using aesthetics to stop residents from going solar.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:28:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20070711/DAILYCOMMENT/107110027</link>
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     <title>Blocked views? Too bad</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by residents of the Montaneros condos over blocked views.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:10:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20070711/NEWS/70711016</link>
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     <title>Upside-Down Flag Sparks HOA Fued</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Wheat Ridge woman who is flying the United States flag upside-down to protest the Iraq war is drawing criticism from her neighbors and Homeowner's Association, which is demanding the flag be taken down.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2007 04:04:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.myfoxcolorado.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=3726091&version=5&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1]]></link>
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     <title>Roof Of Condo Building Under Construction Collapses In Denver Suburb</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Part of a roof collapsed at a luxury high-rise building under construction Thursday, hospitalizing three workers. Ten more were seen at area hospitals as a precaution or for treatment]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2007 03:55:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.kotv.com/news/national/story/?id=130925</link>
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     <title>Owners ordered to vow HOA support or face suit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[On June 16, a group of residents held a special meeting to oust the board. The HOA’s attorney declared the meeting invalid.  Now, the HOA board is trying to crush the revolt by demanding all owners (there are 115 lots) sign a document declaring the old board to be the true board.  Those who don’t sign will be sued by the HOA board and assessed attorney fees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2007 04:59:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gazette.com/articles/board_24347___article.html/hoa_covenants.html</link>
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     <title>At Ski Ranches, a subdivision divided</title>
     <description><![CDATA[This is your neighborhood, the Ski Ranches, an idyllic subdivision riven by boiling rhetoric, complaints about spending and charges that the homeowners’ board has been illegally seated. Welcome home.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2007 04:00:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.telluridegateway.com/articles/2007/06/29/news/news01.txt</link>
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     <title>Developers are growing up</title>
     <description><![CDATA[At the time he purchased the building and converted it to condos, Blasdel reserved the right to develop all sides of the building and the roof. "When builders do new developments with HOAs (homeowners associations), they typically give themselves as much leeway as possible,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:11:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://test.denverpost.com/business/ci_6245574</link>
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     <title>After internal drama, a new chapter for King’s Deer HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It’s a lesson for the 150 or so area HOAs about the dangers of casually doing business and not being open to questions and complaints from residents.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 03:57:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gazette.com/articles/board_24170___article.html/alchian_potter.html</link>
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     <title>Vail councilman defies bear law</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Vail Town Councilman Farrow Hitt wanted to comply with the wildlife ordinance that he helped pass. He got a “wildlife proof” Dumpster for Simba Run, the Vail condo complex he manages.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:07:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20070627/NEWS/70627028</link>
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     <title>Springs neighborhoods clash over intersection</title>
     <description><![CDATA[We all know what can happen when neighbors do battle: harsh words; fights; police calls; lawsuits.  What about when whole neighborhoods feud?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:18:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gazette.com/articles/pinecliff_23761___article.html/neighborhood_mountain.html</link>
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     <title>Is one person's foreclosure another's dream home?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ One of her previous owners saddled Warren with more than $600 in unpaid homeowner's association fees. "It's very common that HUD will have liens against a property," says Warren, who worked with HUD and the title company to pay off the liens.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 04:43:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.denverpost.com/lifestyles/ci_6131392</link>
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     <title>City, HOA miles apart over fence, sidewalk</title>
     <description><![CDATA[All the Country Broadmoor Homeowners Association wanted was to get its broken sidewalks, curbs and gutters on Colorado Springs’ priority list for repair.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2007 16:37:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gazette.com/articles/city_22788___article.html/sidewalk_fence.html</link>
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     <title>Jury exonerates Chateau, property manager</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An Aspen jury exonerated the Chateau Aspen Condominium Association and McCartney Properties Management Co. in a slip-and-fall complaint on Thursday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2007 15:11:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.aspendailynews.com/article_19721</link>
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     <title>Claimjumper cleanup results unclear</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The planned cleanup of polluted mine waste on the Forest Service-owned Claimjumper parcel and on adjacent private property near Breckenridge won’t guarantee that all health risks to nearby residents will be eliminated.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2007 14:51:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20070518/NEWS/70518009</link>
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     <title>Bayfield meeting on Sunrise Estates problems gets testy</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Complaints about the Sunrise Estates subdivision resurfaced like a backed up sewer line at the May 2 Bayfield Town Board meeting. That was, in fact, one of the complaints]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2007 07:09:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.pinerivertimes.com/news.asp?artid=437</link>
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     <description><![CDATA[Rachel Amaru's yard sign reads: "Darfur: End the Genocide."  And this innocuous statement has generated a minor controversy in the peace-loving town of Boulder. Turns out, Amaru's homeowners association says the sign violates covenants banning ... well, signs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2007 04:55:33 -0500</pubDate>
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