Spamming Owners

Hey folks, new member here and first post.
I'm an HOA manager in COlorado.
Just had a request from a board member for me to send an email to all the owners in the association to alert them that a friend of his is looking for a place to rent.

I tried searching the CCIOA statutes about this but did not see anything. IT sounds like something I should not do, but I'd like to find the rule that says so.
Thanks,
Rob

Tell the board member neither state law nor the governing documents for the community authorize the use of the association's email list for advertising or soliciting. If they push back ask for a citation that explains how it's appropriate for a management company to send unsolicited emails to the members that have nothing to do with the business affairs of the association. You can do this politely, I think. Maybe the board member just doesn't realize.

I'm going to recommend against nextdoor.com. They have virtually zero privacy constraints. You have to register with your real non-anonymous personal information and they make that available to everyone. It's a terrible excuse for a social networking site. It's an utter waste of time that promotes squabbles and useless advertising. nextdoor.com was founded by Nirav Tolia, a guy who has a checkered past when it comes to dotcom startups (and the law, but I won't go there, Google it if you want).

You would literally have to pay me to sign up for nextdoor.com.

I would decline the request on the basis that the email addresses were gathered to allow the association to conduct its business. This is not association business and has not been approved by the board. The request originates with someone who is not a member.

As manager, you must use some discretion in what you send to the members of the association. Sending spam increases the likelihood that future emails from you will be ignored, negating the value of the emails.

Agreed. Although I wouldn't call it spam as the source is known, I would not be happy that my address was used for this type of email.

As applied to email, the word 'spam' means unsolicited bulk email. It doesn't matter whether or not you know the source. For instance there's this one well-known retail company right now who sends me email advertisements every day. That is spam.