Rocky Mountain Real Estate Law

In our December 2022 Otten Johnson Alert, we reported that the City of Denver planned to evaluate buildings in the downtown area that might be suitable for converting potentially underused office...

https://www.rockymountainrealestatelaw.com/2023/08/the-city-of-denver-identifies-office-buildings-in-downtown-denver-that-could-be-ideal-candidates-for-adaptive-reuse/

As we originally reported in our June 2022 Otten Johnson Alert, in June of 2022 Denver’s City Council passed a number of amendments to the municipal and zoning codes in an effort to expand affo...

https://www.rockymountainrealestatelaw.com/2023/07/denvers-city-council-extends-deadline-requirements-for-developers-while-new-denver-mayor-pledges-to-push-for-affordable-housing/

As part of its “Roadmap to Net Zero Buildings,” the City of Golden is currently considering proposed regulations to achieve its goal of 100% renewable energy for electricity by 2030, and 100%...

https://www.rockymountainrealestatelaw.com/2023/05/golden-considers-new-regulations-in-furtherance-of-its-roadmap-to-net-zero-buildings/

February and March were active months for the Colorado House of Representatives with respect to attempted reforms of current landlord/tenant laws in Colorado.  In addition to proposed major over...

https://www.rockymountainrealestatelaw.com/2023/03/colorado-house-passes-senate-considers-repeal-of-rent-control-prohibition/

A new ruling out of the Fifth Circuit is likely to have significant impacts on the ways that municipalities may regulate short term rental properties (“STR’s”). In Hignell-Stark v. City of ...

https://www.rockymountainrealestatelaw.com/2022/10/a-new-federal-ruling-outlines-limits-to-short-term-rental-regulation/

This post was authored by Alexandra Haggarty.  Alex is a summer clerk at Otten Johnson, and a rising 3L at the University of Colorado Law School. This post is an update on three earlier posts ab...

https://www.rockymountainrealestatelaw.com/2019/07/lakewood-voters-pass-strategic-growth-initiative/

Late last month, we told you about an important bill introduced in the Colorado General Assembly.  The bill had passed in the Colorado House of Representatives, and was headed for the Senate.  ...

https://www.rockymountainrealestatelaw.com/2017/05/update-construction-defects-reform-bill-passes-is-signed-by-governor/

A Bill allowing for limited residential collection of rain water cleared its final hurdle on Friday, April 1, 2016, when it was approved by a majority of the State Senate. HB16-1005, commonly ref...

https://www.rockymountainrealestatelaw.com/2016/04/colorado-rain-barrel-bill-clears-final-hurdle/

In a three-hour public meeting last night, the Denver Planning Commission heard public comments from supporters and opponents of the City’s proposed zoning regulations for short-term rentals. S...

https://www.rockymountainrealestatelaw.com/2016/03/denver-short-term-rental-update/

Following up on an earlier post, several of the transitions affecting Denver were evident yesterday in the presentations at the University of Colorado Real Estate Center 19th Annual Forum.  Jeff...

https://www.rockymountainrealestatelaw.com/2016/03/some-more-examples-of-denver-real-estate-in-transition/