# Colorado Condo: Who Pays for Common Element Repairs? | Who Pays the Repair?

> Under Colorado's CCIOA the association maintains the common elements and each owner the unit, under C.R.S. 38-33.3-307.

**Who pays:** shared

Under Colorado's CCIOA, the association is responsible for maintaining, repairing and replacing the common elements and each owner for their own unit, under C.R.S. 38-33.3-307, unless the declaration says otherwise.

**Boundary:** C.R.S. 38-33.3-307 (CCIOA): except as the declaration, subsection (2), or 38-33.3-313(9) provide, the association maintains/repairs/replaces the common elements and each owner the unit. Limited common elements are not split in 307, they follow the declaration / CCIOA common-expense allocation (38-33.3-315).

**Property owner:** Maintain, repair and replace the unit; give the association reasonable access through the unit (the party causing damage, or expense to avoid damage, pays for prompt repair).

**City / agency:** The association maintains, repairs and replaces the common elements.

**Exceptions:** The declaration may reallocate; Casualty/insurance under 38-33.3-313(9); Limited common elements follow the declaration / 38-33.3-315

## Sources
- [C.R.S. 38-33.3-307: Upkeep of the common interest community](https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/2022/title-38/article-33-3/part-3/section-38-33-3-307/) — "Except to the extent provided by the declaration, subsection (2) of this section, or section 38-33.3-313 (9), the association is responsible for maintenance, repair, and replacement of the common elements, and each unit owner is responsible for maintenance, repair, and replacement of such owner's unit." (accessed 2026-09-13)
- [Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Title 38 (official OLLS publication): § 38-33.3-307](https://content.leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2024-title-38.pdf) — "each unit owner is responsible for maintenance, repair, and replacement of such owner’s unit" (accessed 2026-09-13)
- [C.R.S. § 38-33.3-307(1): Upkeep of the Common Interest Community](https://content.leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2024-title-38.pdf) — "Each unit owner shall afford to the association and the other unit owners, and to their agents or employees, access through such owner's unit reasonably necessary for those purposes. ... the unit owner responsible for the damage, or expense to avoid damage, or the association if it is responsible, is liable for the cost of prompt repair." (accessed 2026-09-27)

_Last verified 2026-09-13. Source: Who Pays the Repair? — https://whopaystherepair.com/rules/colorado-condo-who-pays-common-element-repair/ — every claim checked against a primary source before publication (see /methodology/)._