Documenting governance failures, financial opacity, and homeowner rights violations in Colorado Springs' 80919 community since 1984
A comprehensive, evidence-based examination of governance failures at Comstock Village Homeowners Association — every claim backed by minutes, financial records, and governing documents.
267% assessment increase with no independent audit, no reserve study, and contractor self-dealing questions.
Read More →75% amendment thresholds make change impossible, while the board legislates by "resolution" with 4-5 votes.
Read More →Board authority limited to "Common Area...thereon" yet regulates private property, parking, and home use.
Read More →President Ugarte told a homeowner "No further communication on this subject is required or desired."
Read More →"Not the HOA police" — except when paying for inspections and sending attorney letters to targeted owners.
Read More →19+ liens, 3 foreclosures. Attorneys within the HOA notarize each other's documents and file against neighbors.
Read More →No published standards, no appeals process, no due process. Learn the rules by attending a meeting — if invited.
Read More →Same leadership for 12+ years, married couple on board, meetings in living rooms, sanitized minutes.
Read More →Fear-based language, only 10 interviews (1.7%), crime stats of 0.1-3.1% presented as alarming, 67% threshold buried.
Read More →You pay city taxes AND HOA assessments — but CVHOA provides zero amenities. No pool, no clubhouse, no playground.
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