Senate Bill 177, the Colorado housing community’s effort to
reinvigorate the construction of attainable multi-family housing and quell
construction defect lawsuits, was killed by the House State, Veterans and
Military Affairs Committee on Monday evening on a party-line vote. Although the
bill received significant bipartisan support in the Senate, a broad coalition
of municipalities, builders, contractors, and non-profit organizations was
unable to convince a pre-determined “kill” committee of the merits and benefits
of the bill.
We nevertheless
expect an even stronger push for affordable housing and construction defect
legislation in the next session. For
additional information regarding Colorado construction litigation, please
contact David M. McLain at (303) 987-9813 or by e-mail at mclain@hhmrlaw.com.
