Exhibit 24

               LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR SECTION 16 REPORTING
                                  OBLIGATIONS

        Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of David Messenger and Eric Dome, or either of them acting singly
and with full power of substitution, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

1.      execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
capacity as an officer or director or both of Century Communities, Inc.
(the "Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 (and any amendments thereto) in accordance
with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), and the rules thereunder;

2.      do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such
Form 3, 4 or 5, complete and execute any amendments thereto, and timely file
such form with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and any
securities exchange or similar authority, including without limitation the
filing of a Form ID or any other documents necessary or appropriate to enable
the undersigned to file the Forms 3, 4 and 5 electronically with the SEC;

3.      seek or obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on the
undersigned's behalf, information on transactions in the Company's
securities from any third party, including brokers, employee benefit plan
administrators and trustees, and the undersigned hereby authorizes any such
person to release any such information to each of the undersigned's
attorneys-in-fact appointed by this Limited Power of Attorney and approves and
ratifies any such release of information; and

4.      take any other action in connection with the foregoing which, in the
opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best
interest of, or legally required by or for, the undersigned, it being understood
that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Limited Power of Attorney shall be in such form and
shall contain such information and disclosure as such attorney-in-fact may
approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

        The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever required,
necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this Limited Power of Attorney and the rights and powers
herein granted.

        The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request and on the behalf of the undersigned,
are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with, or any liability for the failure to comply
with, any provision of Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

        This Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect
until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 or 5 with respect
to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the
Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered
to each of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Limited Power of
Attorney as of this 11th day of June, 2014.

                                          Signed and acknowledged:

                                          /s/ Steven M. Hayes
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                                          Signature

                                          Steven M. Hayes
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                                          Printed Name