Legal Opinion
In re the Disciplinary Action Against the Real Estate Broker's License of McDonnell v. Colorado Real Estate Commission
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided September 24, 2015No. Court of Appeals 14CA1861PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
JUDGE FOX
T1 Bernard McDonnell, a licensed real estate broker, appeals a final agency order of the Colorado Real Estate Commission (Commission) disciplining him for taking funds from the Pinecliff Homeowners Association (HOA) 1 , located in Colorado Springs, without permission and for his personal use. We affirm the final order as to Counts 1, 2, and 4. We reverse regarding Count 3 and affirm the Commission's sanctions.
I. Background
2 In 2010 and 2011, while serving as the president of the HOA, McDonnell wrote four checks totaling $10,000 on the HOA's account payable to himself or to…
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