Boulder Landlords: Update on Boulder's New SmartRegs

Posted by Phil Boren on Tuesday, May 25th, 2010 at 1:36pm.

boulder landlords, boulder rental market, boulder smartregs, boulder reco Boulder Landlords and Tenants: At the last Boulder City Council meeting on May 18th, the city's proposed new "SmartRegs" concerning rental property were discussed. I was a little surprised to hear that many Boulder landlords spoke in favor of the new regulations. Some tenants spoke out about the high cost energy/utilities in Boulder, which really speaks to the heart of this issue. The devil's in the details, though, and implementation might be easier said than done.

In a previous post we discussed some of the details of Boulder's proposed Rental Energy Conservation Ordinance (RECO); prior to the next public hearing, you can also call and email City Council member(s) and let them know your position. Due to the amount of public interest, the discussion on SmartReg's has been continued to the Council's next meeting on Tuesday, June 1st at 6:00 pm, at the Municipal Building at 1777 Broadway. The second reading and public hearing will be held at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, July 6th.

With nearly 20,000 rental units in Boulder and the potential costs involved - to Boulder landlords and tenants - this is clearly one of the more important issues for the Boulder rental market. Thanks to Ken Hotard at BARA, we have the list of all nine City Council members, their phone numbers and respective email addresses, as well as the email address that will go to all nine (and top staff) at once. We also have a list of "talking points" provided by the Boulder County Apartment Association. If you're interested, contact us and we'll be happy to email you this information right away.

If you have any questions, feel free to let us know.

Phil Boren
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