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Committee hears second construction-defect bill ("12 72") aimed at middle‑market housing and HOAs
Summary
Committee members and city staff discussed a second bill called "12 72" that would create a voluntary path for certain builders, adjust HOA voting thresholds to 65%, require mitigation duties, and change statutes of limitations for defect claims — prompting questions about local impacts and insurer behavior.
Denver’s Finance and Governance Committee reviewed state bill language referred to in the briefing as "12 72," a construction-defect measure described by city staff as focused on middle-market and multifamily housing and as creating a voluntary path builders may elect to use.
Jill Jennings Gohlek, deputy director for Community Planning and Development, said the bill “requires a person filing a construction defect action against an architect or engineer to file with the complaint an affidavit of a third party licensed professional” and “increases the approval amount for a majority of homeowners to 65% when an…
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