In the month of June’09 there were 39,861 visitors to NorthernColoradoRentals.com.

This is a decrease of 8% versus June’08.  This reflects a 9% decrease in traffic from the previous month (May’09).  

71% of the renters came to our site by searching on the internet.

24% of the renters came to our site through referrals from friends & co-workers.

        

June 19, 2009 (Friday):

• The Fort Collins-Loveland job picture bleak in May - See: tinyurl.com/m3r2lv #

June 18, 2009 (Thursday):

• New Apple iPhone & iPod Touch OS available - see great review at: tinyurl.com/nm6u6j #
  
  
• Google had 65% market share of US search in May'09 & Yahoo had 20% - See: tinyurl.com/l5psut #
  
  
• Users Report iPhone (and iPod Touch) 3.0 Software Upgrade Problems - See: tinyurl.com/lmhm2m #

June 16, 2009 (Tuesday):

• Colorado: Carbon Monoxide Bill Signed into Law - New requirements go into effect July 1, 2009 - tinyurl.com/mgdbtn #
  
  
• Are people's updates authentic when using social networking tools Twitter, Facebook, etc.? - tinyurl.com/mlqqjw #
  
  
• Social Media -- Twitter, Facebook, etc. -- can serve small businesses in three ways - tinyurl.com/lpuskm #

June 15, 2009 (Monday):

• Great activities this summer in Winter Park = tinyurl.com/kp4cf6 & great townhome to stay in for $150/nt = tinyurl.com/kp86f8 #
  
  
• RT @AlisaDenver: RT @cellyme: News Release: Just Launched: New Free Texting Service for Real Estate bit.ly/S4z40 #

June 13, 2009 (Saturday):

• What is the Most Important Document in Landlord/Tenant Court? Answer: The Lease Agreement - tinyurl.com/ku24ga #

June 12, 2009 (Friday):

• I just returned from Costa Rica - yes, you can run a web business remotely (internationally) with just a Blackberry & iPod Touch (for FREE)! #
  
  
• Latest Kindle: Bigger, Not Better, Than Its Sibling (By MOSSBERG) - online.wsj.com/article/SB124467271645603777.html #
  
  
• Fort Collins best place for young professionals - tinyurl.com/lv6eyp #
  
  
• Colorado continues upward on foreclosure list - tinyurl.com/ljabbq #
  
  
• Loveland named one of 'Best Places to Live' - tinyurl.com/mwy5pd #
  
  
• Doug Johnson (No Colorado): Eco-devo volunteer of the year - CONGRATS DOUG!! - well deserved - tinyurl.com/nnuns3 #
  
  
• Three Larimer County (Colorado) businesses 'Companies to Watch' - tinyurl.com/m8jgdk #
  
  
• Greeley's (Colorado) April 2009 unemployment highest in state - tinyurl.com/nzszwb #

June 11, 2009 (Thursday):

• Inventory is down, rates are going up! (via @GroupRealEstate) #
  
  
• RT @BradleyRoss: US News and World Report names Loveland a Top 10 best place to live bit.ly/jN7SV #

June 4, 2009 (Thursday):

• REPORT: 87% of All US Email is Spam, 92% in Hong Kong bit.ly/nW0kw (via @danschawbel) #

        

NorthernColoradoRentals.com - VIRTUAL TOURS
 
Account Activity - Week Ending: 6/27/2009 
 
   38  Total Tours Online 
    0  New Tours Posted This Week 
 
Tour Viewing Statistics:
 
  692  Total Tour Views (This Week) 
34010  Total Tour Views (Accumulated Total) 
895.0  Average Views per Tour

        

You should find the information that follows to be helpful as you implement a program for carbon monoxide detectors in your business.

HISTORY:

The 2009 General Assembly began Wednesday, January 7th and our industry faced a politically charged piece of legislation concerning carbon monoxide detector requirements. The bill required that detectors be placed in every dwelling unit (single residential and multi-family housing).   The bill was dubbed the "Lofgren and Johnson Memorial bill." (The Lofgren family of four lost their lives in an Aspen home due to elevated carbon monoxide levels in the house).  Shortly thereafter, recent deaths occurred in Colorado Springs in an apartment and then weeks later, a University of Denver student living in an off-campus apartment also was found dead due to carbon monoxide poisoning.

The sponsors of the legislation, Rep. John Soper (D) - Thornton and Senator Chris Romer (D) - Denver presented their bill at a press conference in early January.  Friends and family members of the deceased stood behind the bill and testified on its behalf.

HB1091 was signed into law March 24, 2009. This new state law requires rental properties (single or multifamily dwellings) that use fuel-fired heaters or appliances or fireplaces or attached garage to be equipped with a CO detector.  Below is an overview:

Who needs to comply?

This new state law requires rental properties (single or multifamily dwellings) that use fuel-fired heaters or appliances or fireplaces or attached garage to be equipped with a CO detector. Carbon monoxide is produced by the incomplete burn of a fossil fuel.

By what date do I need to comply?

The law states that an existing dwelling unit that is used for rental purposes that has a change in tenant occupancy on or after July 1, 2009 will be subject to the requirements of this law. This means that when a tenant begins a new lease in a unit; OR if an existing tenant renews their lease, the CO detector will need to be installed before move in or at the time of the lease renewal. If you have units that are currently occupied, you are not required to install CO alarms in that unit until a new tenant signs a lease and moves into the unit. The law also requires that a landlord provide any batteries necessary to make the CO alarm operational at the time a tenant moves into a unit.

Do I need to replace the detector when a tenant moves out?

When a tenant moves out the law requires that any carbon monoxide detectors that were stolen, removed, missing, or inoperable should be replaced before the new tenant moves into the unit.

What kind of detector does the law require?

Carbon monoxide detectors must produce an audible alarm and be listed by a nationally recognized certified laboratory.  They must also be either battery powered, plug into an electrical outlet with battery back up, be wired into a dwelling’s electrical system with battery back up, or connected to an electrical system via an electrical panel.

Can the CO detector be combined with a smoke detector?

Yes.  The CO detector may be combined with a smoke detector as long as the audible signal clearly differentiates between the two hazards.

What are the requirements of installation?

The CO detector must be installed directly into the unit’s electrical system or directly plugged into an electrical outlet without a switch other than the circuit breaker OR if the alarm is battery back-up, attached to the wall or ceiling of the unit in accordance to the National Fire Association’s (NFPA) Standard 720 which is available from the NFPA or any successor standard.

How many carbon monoxide detectors need to be installed in each dwelling unit?

The law requires that a CO detector be installed within 15 feet of each sleeping room in a dwelling unit (or in a location as specified in any building code adopted by the state or any local government entity).

In addition, as long as there is a centralized alarm system or other mechanism for a responsible person to hear the alarm at all times (and able to alert tenants), a carbon monoxide alarm can be installed within twenty-five feet of any fuel-fired heater, or appliance, boiler, fireplace, or garage in addition to placement of detectors within the required 15 feet of each sleeping room.  It is recommended that CO detectors are installed in the units even if the boiler is not attached to a unit. The law states that if there is anything operated by gas (fossil fuel burning) that detectors are needed. The law does not specify the distance from detector to boiler and therefore installing detectors in each unit as specified above will insure compliance.

If I do not have fuel burning appliances or an attached garage do I still need CO detectors?

While many of our members do not have fuel burning appliances or an attached garage, it is the recommendation of the CAA that you adhere to the policies set forth in HB1091.

What kind of maintenance does the act require?

The landlord is responsible for the maintenance of a detector when they are notified in writing by a tenant that the batteries need to be replaced in the detector, or the detector was stolen, removed, found missing, or found not operational.

It may be prudent to inform your tenants of their responsibilities in communicating with the landlord should a problem occur with their detector. In addition, the law states that it is illegal to remove the batteries from the detector unless you are changing the batteries, inspecting or maintaining the alarm.

        

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"Rental Viewed" Statistics are NOW working correctly (fixed the problem on June 6, 2009):
Due to an unavoidable issue we had with our website (NorthernColoradoRentals.com) - the website was unable to track the number of times each listing was viewed (e.g. "Rental Viewed" statistics) from May 13, 2009 through June 5, 2009.  The problem has now been fixed.  We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.  The other statistics (e.g. "Email responses" and "Virtual Tour Viewed") were NOT affected and those statistics were correctly collected and reported during that time period.

        

In the month of May’09 there were 43,969 visitors to NorthernColoradoRentals.com.

This is a decrease of 8% versus May’08.  This reflects a 8% decrease in traffic from the previous month (April’09).  

71% of the renters came to our site by searching on the internet.

24% of the renters came to our site through referrals from friends & co-workers.

        

May 29, 2009 (Friday):

• Every Web savvy real estate professional should be blogging to market services & establish expertise on the Web - tinyurl.com/njlaay #

May 28, 2009 (Thursday):

• RT @NoCoRentals Northern CO home prices declined at slower rate than the nation but faster than rest of CO - tinyurl.com/ojonbf #
  

May 27, 2009 (Wednesday):

• New for KINDLE: online access to notes & highlights you made in any book you purchased from Kindle Store - See: tinyurl.com/qhk38q #
  
  
• Existing-home sales — including single-family, town homes, condominiums and co-ops — increased 2.9 percent - See: tinyurl.com/oy5d8h #

May 21, 2009 (Thursday):

• RT @danschawbel: Good book! @alisondoyle - "Internet Your Way to a New Job" - the 2nd edition is out - tinyurl.com/rexkrx #
  
  
• Apartment vacancies rise everywhere but Ft. Collins: vacancy rate decreased to 4% this yr from 4.8% last yr - See: tinyurl.com/r3tkkl #

May 18, 2009 (Monday):

• Great iPhone App for Tech News - by Walt Mossberg - "We’ve Got an App for That!" - bit.ly/UPIYo #

May 14, 2009 (Thursday):

• Put job search words in Twitter updates & profile & professionals in the industry will start to follow you - See: tinyurl.com/prrcky #

May 13, 2009 (Wednesday):

• Tapping social networking can help reach largest segment of future home buyers on the market today, Gen Y & Gen X: tinyurl.com/qm82z4 #
  
  
• Sears Real Estate & Realtec Greeley Commercial Real Estate joining forces to offer a fuller breadth of services: tinyurl.com/ql9h52 #
  
  
• Revolutionary engine is topic of Innovation After Hours (Ft. Collins) on May 14 - at Innovation After Hours event: tinyurl.com/qoht88 #
  
  
• Learn about some cool new options available when doing Google searches - click on video in this article: tinyurl.com/phfqja #
  
  
• Twitter is the fastest-growing member community site (1382% in February 2009) - See: tinyurl.com/p6qagt #

May 8, 2009 (Friday):

• 19.7% of 2009 grads have landed jobs so far - compared to 26% in 2008 & 51% in 2007 - See: tinyurl.com/pq57xy #
  
  
• RT @LinkedInExpert Locals should #followfriday @Ktatti Kristen is the banking & technology reporter for Northern Colorado Business Report #
  
  
• CSU's marketing & business law programs were ranked in the top 10 in the nation by BusinessWeek. See: tinyurl.com/qusb4t #

May 7, 2009 (Thursday):

• Just received 3GJUICE today - very cool way to double the battery capacity of your iphone/ipod touch! GREAT customer service (3GJUICE.com) #
  
  
• Will graduating college students be forced to take more internships AFTER graduation? See: tinyurl.com/detxup #
  
  
• "Quickoffice Brings Editing to iPhones, But Put It on Hold " See: tinyurl.com/cas5v9 #
• RT @guykawasaki 100 terrific Twitter feeds for young entrepreneurs. adjix.com/4kmt (see also twitter.alltop.com/) GR #
  
  
• Just listed myself in the localtweeps.com local Twitter directory in ZIP/Postal District 80524 #
  
  
• "Top 10 Cities for Young College Graduates" - See: tinyurl.com/cvvarg #
  
  
• Agriculture Secretary coming to Weld (Colorado) -- bit.ly/4pwz5 #

May 6, 2009 (Wednesday):

• RT @BradCrooks Twitter's Free eBook For Beginners ... cli.gs/Phmqv0 #
  
  
• RT @guykawasaki Beneath the stats, much hiring is going on. adjix.com/4ehr

May 1, 2009 (Friday):

• 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.78 percent this week - see: tinyurl.com/dy8vnr #
  
  
• How has the recession affected entrepreneurship? So far, it’s helped to drive it up. See: tinyurl.com/dy44op #
  
  
• 60 percent of Twitter users stop using the much-hyped service after a month. See: tinyurl.com/cyr3l7 #
  
  
• 50 percent of apartment buildings reduced rents in Q4'08 and Q1'09, the highest percentage since 1980 - see: tinyurl.com/cb5dku #
  
  
• SBA (Small Business Administration) has seen avg weekly 7(a) loan volume increase by more than 25 percent - see: tinyurl.com/d7ceg9 #

        

In the month of April’09 there were 47,951 visitors to NorthernColoradoRentals.com.

This is a decrease of 7% versus April’08.  This reflects a 10% increase in traffic from the previous month (March’09).  

71% of the renters came to our site by searching on the internet.

22% of the renters came to our site through referrals from friends & co-workers.

        

In the month of March’09 there were 43,457 visitors to NorthernColoradoRentals.com.

This is a decrease of 5% versus March’08.  This reflects a 19% increase in traffic from the previous month (February’09).

69% of the renters came to our site by searching on the internet.

23% of the renters came to our site through referrals from friends & co-workers.

        

In the month of February’09 there were 36,496 visitors to NorthernColoradoRentals.com.

This is a decrease of 3% versus February’08.  This reflects a 5% increase in traffic from the previous month (January’09).

76% of the renters came to our site by searching on the internet.

13% of the renters came to our site through referrals from friends & co-workers.