C.R.S. Section 38-33.3-304
Transfer of special declarant rights

(1)

A special declarant right created or reserved under this article may be transferred only by an instrument evidencing the transfer recorded in every county in which any portion of the common interest community is located. The instrument is not effective unless executed by the transferee.

(2)

Upon transfer of any special declarant right, the liability of a transferor declarant is as follows:

(a)

A transferor is not relieved of any obligation or liability arising before the transfer and remains liable for warranty obligations imposed upon such transferor by this article. Lack of privity does not deprive any unit owner of standing to bring an action to enforce any obligation of the transferor.

(b)

If a successor to any special declarant right is an affiliate of a declarant, the transferor is jointly and severally liable with the successor for the liabilities and obligations of the successor which relate to the common interest community.

(c)

If a transferor retains any special declarant rights but transfers other special declarant rights to a successor who is not an affiliate of the declarant, the transferor is liable for any obligations or liabilities imposed on a declarant by this article or by the declaration relating to the retained special declarant rights and arising after the transfer.

(d)

A transferor has no liability for any act or omission or any breach of a contractual or warranty obligation arising from the exercise of a special declarant right by a successor declarant who is not an affiliate of the transferor.

(3)

Unless otherwise provided in a mortgage instrument, deed of trust, or other agreement creating a security interest, in case of foreclosure of a security interest, sale by a trustee under an agreement creating a security interest, tax sale, judicial sale, or sale under bankruptcy or receivership proceedings of any units owned by a declarant or real estate in a common interest community subject to development rights, a person acquiring title to all the property being foreclosed or sold succeeds to only those special declarant rights related to that property held by that declarant which are specified in a written instrument prepared, executed, and recorded by such person at or about the same time as the judgment or instrument or by which such person obtained title to all of the property being foreclosed or sold.

(4)

Upon foreclosure of a security interest, sale by a trustee under an agreement creating a security interest, tax sale, judicial sale, or sale under bankruptcy act or receivership proceedings of all interests in a common interest community owned by a declarant:

(a)

The declarant ceases to have any special declarant rights; and

(b)

The period of declarant control terminates unless the instrument which is required by subsection (3) of this section to be prepared, executed, and recorded at or about the same time as the judgment or instrument conveying title provides for transfer of all special declarant rights to a successor declarant.

(5)

The liabilities and obligations of persons who succeed to special declarant rights are as follows:

(a)

A successor to any special declarant right who is an affiliate of a declarant is subject to all obligations and liabilities imposed on any declarant by this article or by the declaration.

(b)

A successor to any special declarant right, other than a successor described in paragraph (c) or (d) of this subsection (5) or a successor who is an affiliate of a declarant, is subject to all obligations and liabilities imposed by this article or the declaration:

(I)

On a declarant which relate to the successor’s exercise or nonexercise of special declarant rights; or

(II)

On the declarant’s transferor, other than:

(A)

Misrepresentations by any previous declarant;

(B)

Warranty obligations on improvements made by any previous declarant or made before the common interest community was created;

(C)

Breach of any fiduciary obligation by any previous declarant or such declarant’s appointees to the executive board; or

(D)

Any liability or obligation imposed on the transferor as a result of the transferor’s acts or omissions after the transfer.

(c)

A successor to only a right reserved in the declaration to maintain models, sales offices, and signs, if such successor is not an affiliate of a declarant, may not exercise any other special declarant right and is not subject to any liability or obligation as a declarant.

(d)

A successor to all special declarant rights held by a transferor who succeeded to those rights pursuant to the instrument prepared, executed, and recorded by such person pursuant to the provisions of subsection (3) of this section may declare such successor’s intention in such recorded instrument to hold those rights solely for transfer to another person. Thereafter, until transferring all special declarant rights to any person acquiring title to any unit or real estate subject to development rights owned by the successor or until recording an instrument permitting exercise of all those rights, that successor may not exercise any of those rights other than the right held by such successor’s transferor to control the executive board in accordance with the provisions of section 38-33.3-303 (5) for the duration of any period of declarant control, and any attempted exercise of those rights is void. So long as a successor declarant may not exercise special declarant rights under this subsection (5), such successor declarant is not subject to any liability or obligation as a declarant, other than liability for the successor’s acts and omissions under section 38-33.3-303 (4).

(6)

Nothing in this section subjects any successor to a special declarant right to any claims against or other obligations of a transferor declarant, other than claims and obligations arising under this article or the declaration.

Source: Section 38-33.3-304 — Transfer of special declarant rights, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-38.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

38‑33.3‑101
Short title 38‑33.3‑102
Legislative declaration 38‑33.3‑103
Definitions 38‑33.3‑104
Variation by agreement 38‑33.3‑105
Separate titles and taxation 38‑33.3‑106
Applicability of local ordinances, regulations, and building codes 38‑33.3‑106.5
Prohibitions contrary to public policy - patriotic, political, or religious expression - public rights-of-way - fire prevention - renewable energy generation devices - affordable housing - drought prevention measures - child care - definitions 38‑33.3‑106.7
Unreasonable restrictions on energy efficiency measures - definitions 38‑33.3‑106.8
Unreasonable restrictions on electric vehicle charging systems and electric vehicle parking - legislative declaration - definitions 38‑33.3‑107
Eminent domain 38‑33.3‑108
Supplemental general principles of law applicable 38‑33.3‑109
Construction against implicit repeal 38‑33.3‑110
Uniformity of application and construction 38‑33.3‑111
Severability 38‑33.3‑112
Unconscionable agreement or term of contract 38‑33.3‑113
Obligation of good faith 38‑33.3‑114
Remedies to be liberally administered 38‑33.3‑115
Applicability to new common interest communities 38‑33.3‑116
Exception for new small cooperatives and small and limited expense planned communities 38‑33.3‑116.3
Large planned communities - exemption from certain requirements 38‑33.3‑117
Applicability to preexisting common interest communities 38‑33.3‑118
Procedure to elect treatment under the “Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act” 38‑33.3‑119
Exception for small preexisting cooperatives and planned communities 38‑33.3‑120
Amendments to preexisting governing instruments 38‑33.3‑120.5
Extension of declaration term 38‑33.3‑121
Applicability to nonresidential planned communities 38‑33.3‑122
Applicability to out-of-state common interest communities 38‑33.3‑123
Enforcement - limitation 38‑33.3‑124
Legislative declaration - alternative dispute resolution encouraged - policy statement required 38‑33.3‑201
Creation of common interest communities 38‑33.3‑202
Unit boundaries 38‑33.3‑203
Construction and validity of declaration and bylaws 38‑33.3‑204
Description of units 38‑33.3‑205
Contents of declaration 38‑33.3‑206
Leasehold common interest communities 38‑33.3‑207
Allocation of allocated interests 38‑33.3‑208
Limited common elements 38‑33.3‑209
Plats and maps 38‑33.3‑209.4
Public disclosures required - identity of association - agent - manager - contact information 38‑33.3‑209.5
Responsible governance policies - due process for imposition of fines - procedure for collection of delinquent accounts - enforcement through small claims court - definitions 38‑33.3‑209.6
Executive board member education 38‑33.3‑209.7
Owner education 38‑33.3‑210
Exercise of development rights 38‑33.3‑211
Alterations of units 38‑33.3‑212
Relocation of boundaries between adjoining units 38‑33.3‑213
Subdivision of units 38‑33.3‑214
Easement for encroachments 38‑33.3‑215
Use for sales purposes 38‑33.3‑216
Easement rights 38‑33.3‑217
Amendment of declaration 38‑33.3‑218
Termination of common interest community 38‑33.3‑219
Rights of secured lenders 38‑33.3‑220
Master associations 38‑33.3‑221
Merger or consolidation of common interest communities 38‑33.3‑221.5
Withdrawal from merged common interest community 38‑33.3‑222
Addition of unspecified real estate 38‑33.3‑301
Organization of unit owners’ association 38‑33.3‑302
Powers of unit owners’ association 38‑33.3‑302.5
Unit owners’ access to common elements - duties of association - unreasonable restrictions and prohibitions prohibited - notice of restriction or prohibition required 38‑33.3‑303
Executive board members and officers - powers and duties - reserve funds - reserve study - audit 38‑33.3‑303.5
Construction defect actions - disclosure - approval by unit owners - definitions - exemptions 38‑33.3‑304
Transfer of special declarant rights 38‑33.3‑305
Termination of contracts and leases of declarant 38‑33.3‑306
Bylaws 38‑33.3‑307
Upkeep of the common interest community 38‑33.3‑308
Meetings 38‑33.3‑309
Quorums 38‑33.3‑310
Voting - proxies 38‑33.3‑310.5
Executive board - conflicts of interest - definitions 38‑33.3‑311
Tort and contract liability 38‑33.3‑312
Conveyance or encumbrance of common elements 38‑33.3‑313
Insurance 38‑33.3‑314
Surplus funds 38‑33.3‑315
Assessments for common expenses 38‑33.3‑316
Lien for assessments - liens for fines, fees, charges, costs, and attorney fees - limitations 38‑33.3‑316.3
Collections - limitations - violations 38‑33.3‑316.5
Time share estate - foreclosure - definitions 38‑33.3‑317
Association records - rules - applicability 38‑33.3‑318
Association as trustee 38‑33.3‑319
Other applicable statutes 38‑33.3‑401
Registration - annual fees
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 38-33.3-304’s source at colorado​.gov