The last pillar in our foundation is Justice. There’s several words that might evoke something similar, but this is actually part of the issue with HOA statutes and governing documents […]
Pillars of Building A Better HOA: EDUCATION
Soon after Poudre Overlook HOA removed the Board of Directors on 8/27/19, a push began for hiring a CAM (Community Area Manager) by some of the new Board members. In […]
Pillars of Building A Better HOA: TRANSPARENCY
A Colorado Home Owners Association (HOA) is a non-profit corporation operating in Colorado under the Non-Profit Act, as well as CCIOA (Colorado Common Interest Community Act). It also has obligations […]
The Pillars of Building A Better HOA: Transparency, Education, and Justice
While HOAs have been around since the 1960s, they’ve experienced a variety of changes over time due to changes in the law, culture, and preferences of homeowners. While restrictive covenants […]
Running for the Board of Directors, Again
Poudre Overlook HOA has had an open seat since April of 2021, when Herb Weatherington resigned. He was also an Officer, serving as President. While the seat could have been […]
CASE STUDY: Why Homeowners Must Have The Right To Record HOA Meetings
Brief Summary I am a homeowner at and former member of the Board of Directors for Poudre Overlook Homeowners Association of Fort Collins. While a member of the Board, I […]
The POHOA Board Shoots Itself in the Foot at the 4/13/21 Board Meeting
The Board meeting was a marathon 2.5 hour meeting that addressed a very long long list of agenda items that probably made some wonder why monthly meetings were abandoned. If […]
The Real Purposes of Poudre Overlook HOA
When I first started this website back in 2019, I wrote an article that was intended to begin a productive discussion that would create a foundation for our future actions. […]
Why I am supporting hiring Trademark to be our Property Management Company
At the 8/12/20 Poudre Overlook HOA Board Meeting, I spoke about the topic of hiring a Property Management Company. Jen Hutchinson, in her typical foot-in-mouth dismissive manner, blurted out “we […]
The Silent People and POA (Poudre Overlook Advocates)
The Silent People are homeowners who don’t speak up at meetings (and generally don’t attend, giving their representation via written proxies), send in emails, or express their opinions with their names on them. Buck said that these folks are afraid of retaliation if they express themselves directly, so they use live-person proxies like Irve, Walker, and Buck to represent them secretly. The unstated implication is that they are people who have much more at stake financially than the rest of us, so they can’t afford to stick their necks out.