If your property is taken you have thirty days to pay your rent. If you fail to pay, the landlord must file a foreclosure in court. Due to the complexity of the legal procedures most attorneys advise against landlord's lien. In addition the landlord's lien has been declared unconstitutional in many Colorado counties, so if a landlord takes a tenant's property under this statute, the tenant should consult an attorney. The tenant should contact the landlord to try and negotiate the return of the missing property.
Many landlords use the landlord's lien in order to get the attention of their tenants.
In these cases the landlords are more than eager to return the tenants property just as soon as the tenant arranges to get the landlord the money due. If the tenant disagrees on the amount of money owed or the landlord refuses to return the seized property the tenant should seek immediate legal advice.