Department of the Colorado state government
Department of Local Affairs| Department overview |
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| Jurisdiction | Colorado |
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| Department executives | - Maria de Cambra, Executive Director[1]
- Dionne Stroter, Deputy Director
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| Website | colorado.gov/dola |
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TheColorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) is the principal department of theColorado state government[2] responsible for local government assistance, property taxation, propertyassessment appeals,affordable housing, andhousing construction regulation.
DOLA is composed of 4 divisions:
- Board of Assessment Appeals
- Hears appeals filed by real and personal property owners regarding propertytax assessments.
- Division of Housing
- 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.
- Division of Local Government
- 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.
- Division of Property Taxation
