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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) Subject to any contractual limitations binding upon the holders of any issue or series of bonds of the district or subdistrict issuing bonds under this article, or the trustee therefor, including, without limitation, the restriction of the exercise of any remedy to a specified proportion, percentage, or number of such holders, and subject to any prior or superior rights of others, any holder of bonds, or the trustee therefor, shall have the right and power, for the equal benefit and protection of all holders of bonds similarly situated:
(a) By mandamus or other suit, action, or proceeding at law or in equity, to enforce his rights against the district, subdistrict, or board of directors or board of managers, or any combination thereof, or any of the officers, agents, and employees of the district or subdistrict to require and compel such district, subdistrict, or board or any of such officers, agents, or employees to perform and carry out their respective duties, obligations, or other commitments under this article and their respective covenants and agreements with the holder of any bond;
(b) By action or suit in equity, to require the district or subdistrict to account as if it were the trustee of an express trust;
(c) By action or suit in equity, to have a receiver appointed, which receiver may enter and take possession of any facilities and any pledged revenues for the payment of the bonds, prescribe sufficient fees, rates, and other charges derived from the facilities, and collect, receive, and apply all pledged revenues or other moneys pledged for the payment of the bonds in the same manner as the district or subdistrict itself might do in accordance with the obligations of the district or subdistrict; and
(d) By action or suit in equity, to enjoin any acts or things which may be unlawful or in violation of the rights of the holder of any bonds and to bring suit thereupon.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Colorado Revised Statutes Title 37. Water and Irrigation § 37-48-187. Rights--powers of holders of bonds--trustees - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-37-water-and-irrigation/co-rev-st-sect-37-48-187/
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