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Garfield & Hecht, P.C. is Open for Business
To Our Clients and Friends, We have moved to a remote working environment. While all of our physical offices are closed we continue to serve all our clients. Weeks before our closures and social distancing became the norm, we prepared for this eventuality. You may...
Purchasing a Business that Includes Real Estate
By John D. Belkin, Garfield & Hecht, P.C. When buying a business, the transaction typically includes real estate in some form. Examples of the real estate could be a building, a parking lot for customers or a lease. Typically, the real estate is not...
Two Recent Colorado Supreme Court Decisions May Result in Some Undeveloped Parcels of Land Being Taxed at a Higher Rate
By Kelcey C. Nichols, Garfield & Hecht, P.C. In Colorado, “residential land” has generally been taxed at a significantly lower rate then “vacant land”. In 2020, the Residential Assessment Rate was 7.15%. In contrast, the assessment rate for “vacant land” was 29%,...
Colorado’s New COVID-19 Moratorium and Evictions
By Macklin Henderson, Garfield & Hecht, P.C.
Over the past few months, Governor Jared Polis signed a number of executive orders intended to protect tenants renting residential property in Colorado from the adverse impacts of COVID-19. Until recently, the executive orders did not prohibit evictions. Instead, they...
Colorado Legislature Adopts Restrictions on Debt Collection Practices in Response to COVID-19
By: Haley Carmer, Associate, Garfield & Hecht, P.C. In response to COVID-19, many state and local governments and the judiciary have taken various actions to limit the financial impact of the pandemic on consumers and businesses, including moratoriums on evictions...
HOAs and the ADA by Tracy Kinsella, Garfield & Hecht, P.C.
Does your HOA have a rental office? Does your HOA allow members of the general public to use or rent common areas such as party rooms, clubhouse or a pool area? Are any common areas used a polling place during an election? Is there an HOA walking path which the HOA...