Virtual court proceedings enable lawyers to more easily represent clients at a lower cost, are less disruptive to the lives of litigants and are more technically demanding on judges and their courtrooms.Those were the broad messages contained in more than 200 pages of comments submitted to the Colorado Supreme Court on a pair of proposed directives governing remote access to judicial proceedings.
A group of Silverthorne residents who live in two mobile home parks came to the Silverthorne Town Council’s Wednesday, Oct. 27, meeting to express concerns about the parks being sold for redevelopment. Residents of the.
CdeBaca and Sawyer estimate that the program would cost around $4 million annually; it would be funded by federal pandemic relief money during the first three and a half years of operation. Denver has had an eviction legal defense fund pilot program in place since mid-2018, but because of a lack of funding, it s only been able to provide attorneys for a fraction of indigent individuals facing eviction.
City council will vote on the proposal during its June 7 meeting. If the proposal passes, it will take effect in September. Some renters want it now.
Under an executive order recently extended by Governor Jared Polis through the end of June, landlords must give 30 days notice, rather than the standard ten-day notice, before an eviction can be filed for nonpayment of rent. The executive order also mandates that landlords provide a list of resources to renters when initiating an eviction. However, Polis let an eviction moratorium expire, so the State of Colorado has had nothing in
The Colorado Apartment Association has also been raising funds to assist tenants who fall behind on rent. Renters can apply for that help through the Resident Relief Foundation.
What can landlords do?
Landlords and other property owners may be able to seek forbearance from their mortgage lender. If the lender agrees, the landlord can delay their monthly mortgage payments. For federally backed loans including those affiliated with the VA, USDA and HUD the deadline to apply is June 30. There is no current deadline to ask for forbearance on mortgages backed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Here’s how to tell if your loan is federally backed.