The Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) is the principal department of the Colorado state government[2] responsible for local government assistance, property taxation, property assessment appeals, affordable housing, and housing construction regulation.
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| Jurisdiction | Colorado |
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| Website | colorado |
Structure
editDOLA is composed of 4 divisions:
- Hears appeals filed by real and personal property owners regarding property tax assessments.
- Provides state and federal funding to private housing developers, housing authorities and local governments to increase the inventory of affordable housing.
- Offers Section 8 rental assistance statewide through local housing authorities and non-profit service organizations.
- Certifies all factory/manufactured structures built in or shipped to Colorado.
- Approves multifamily construction in counties with no construction codes.
- Provides technical assistance and information to local governments on available federal and state programs
- Acts as a liaison with other state agencies concerned with local governments.
- Performs research on local government issues.
- Coordinates and administers the implementation of property tax law throughout the 64 counties.
- Operates under the leadership of the property tax administrator, who is appointed by the Colorado State Board of Equalization.
References
edit- ^ Goodland, Marianne (November 6, 2023). "Maria de Cambra to become next head of Colorado's Local Affairs department". Colorado Politics. Archived from the original on December 15, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
- ^ C.R.S. § 24-1-110
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