Know the Facts Before the Vote
Beaver Mountain Estates | Proposed Short-Term Rental Covenant Ban
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STRs here are already regulated. The Town of South Fork requires short-term rental permits, caps the number allowed per zone, and requires a local on-call contact for every rental stay. A BME covenant ban would sit on top of rules that already exist.
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They generate real local revenue. STR stays pay Colorado sales tax plus a county lodging tax, and guests spend money at South Fork restaurants, outfitters, and shops that depend on tourism.
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A ban is not the only option. Many Colorado HOAs regulate rather than ban: minimum-night rules, occupancy caps, quiet hours, parking limits, and an owner registration process. BME's own 2020 STR Committee proposed exactly this kind of approach.
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An outright ban is a high legal bar — and a real risk. Amending the declaration requires a 67% affirmative supermajority of the Association. Colorado courts have also held that generic "residential use only" language does not already ban STRs.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Watch for the board's official meeting notice. Read the actual proposed amendment language. Whichever way you lean, return your ballot — since Article XX passed (Aug 2025), non-votes no longer count as "no," so sitting out a vote no longer protects the status quo. If you support regulating STRs instead of banning them, say so, in writing, before the vote.
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Prepared by a group of Beaver Mountain Estates owners, July 2026. Not an official BMEPOA communication and not legal advice. Sources: BMEPOA board/annual meeting minutes (Feb 2025–May 2026) and 2020 STR Committee findings; Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act, C.R.S. § 38-33.3-217; Town of South Fork short-term rental regulations. Verify current dates and amendment text against the board's official notice.