The HOA Book

The registration lapse watch

Every Colorado HOA must renew its state registration annually — and a volunteer-run board is exactly the kind that lets the date slip. As of the 2026-09-29 check of the state roster: 4 self-managed registrations are expired and 191 more expire within 60 days, out of 1,718 self-managed associations statewide. Nobody else watches this. We check it every month, each time the state roster updates.

What a lapse actually costs — the statute, precisely

Under C.R.S. §38-33.3-401(3) (read in full, August 2026), a registration is valid for one year, and an association whose registration has expired has its right to impose or enforce an assessment lien suspended — along with its other statutory enforcement mechanisms — until it registers again. Liens recorded while the association was validly registered survive a lapse, but pending enforcement proceedings are suspended (with time limits tolled) until registration is restored. The recoverable part: re-registering revives the suspended rights without penalty. A lapse isn't fatal — it's a quiet switch-off of the association's collection power that nobody announces.

Expired now (4)

These associations' registrations show expired on the roster — assessment-lien enforcement is suspended until they renew. Board members: renewal is quick, through the Division of Real Estate, and revives your rights without penalty.

Expiring within 60 days (191)

Renewal windows, in date order. If your association is here, the fix costs minutes now — or its collection rights later.

On the list — or don't want to be?

Board members: renew with the state first; then claim your association's page — free — and we flag your renewal dates for you on every roster cycle. Buying or closing on a unit inside one of these associations? The entity page shows the registration record this watch is built from — and a lapsed association can't enforce assessment liens until it renews.

Source: Colorado Division of Real Estate HOA registration roster, as of 2026-09-29; lapse check 2026-09-29. Updated every month. Registration status can change any day — confirm against the state's live records before relying on it.

On a board and staring at a renewal date — or need help reaching one of these associations?

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