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Senator Ulibarri’s Homeownership Opportunity Act (SB 14-220) was finally introduced Wednesday evening.   This much anticipated bill represents a moderate compromise with bipartisan support to address construction defect litigation in condominium projects.  As has been widely reported in the media, there are very few condominiums being constructed in Colorado, an issue that has the…

The Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute held the 2014 installment of its annual conference at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law March 12-14. The 2014 conference, which saw a record number of registrations, was titled “Moving Beyond Recession: What’s Next?” and focused on the need to balance population and economic growth in the…

For the second time in two years, a negotiated settlement will prevent the U.S. Supreme Court from deciding the validity of disparate impact claims under the Federal Fair Housing Act.  The governing body of Mount Holly Township, New Jersey, voted November 13 to approve an out-of-court settlement in the case of Township of Mount Holly …

Denver District Court Judge Robert McGahey has ruled that the U-MS-5 zoning of the four parcels of land in the West Highlands neighborhood was part of a valid legislative action and did not constitute impermissible spot zoning.

The four parcels, located adjacent to the commercial corridor on 32nd Avenue and Lowell Boulevard, were rezoned U-MS-5…

On January 1, 2012, the Colorado Civil Access Pilot Project (“CAPP”) took effect, imposing new procedural rules for certain types of business disputes in Denver, Jefferson, Gilpin, Adams and Arapahoe Counties.  CAPP aims to decrease the costs of litigation and to help cases move through the legal system at a faster pace.  It is still…