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CO Code § 38-12-511 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 38 - Property - Real and Personal|Article 12 - Tenants and Landlords|Part 5 - Obligation to Maintain Residential Premises - Unlawful Removal|§ 38-12-511. Application

  Unless created to avoid its application, this part 5 shall not apply to any of the following arrangements:   Residence at a public or private institution, if such residence is incidental to detention or the provision of medical, geriatric, education, counseling, religious, or similar service;    Occupancy under a contract of sale of a dwelling unit or the property of which it is a part, if the occupant is the purchaser, seller, or a person who succeeds to his or her interest;    Occupancy by a member of a fraternal or social organization in the portion of a structure operated for the benefit of the organization;    Transient occupancy in a hotel or motel that lasts less than thirty days;    Occupancy by an employee or independent contractor whose right to occupancy is conditional upon performance of services for an employer or contractor;    Occupancy by an owner of a condominium unit or a holder of a proprietary lease in a cooperative;    Occupancy in a structure that is located within an unincorporated area of a county, does not receive water, heat, and sewer services from a public entity, and is rented for recreational purposes, such as a hunting cabin, yurt, hut, or other similar structure;    Occupancy under rental agreement covering a residential premises used by the occupant primarily for agricultural purposes; or    Any relationship between the owner of a mobile home park and the owner of a mobile home situated in the park.       Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit remedies available elsewhere in law for a tenant to seek to maintain safe and sanitary housing.     History. Source: L. 2008: Entire part added, p. 1827, § 3, effective September 1.
CO Code § 38-12-701 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 38 - Property - Real and Personal|Article 12 - Tenants and Landlords|Part 7 - Notice of Rent Increase|§ 38-12-701. Notice of Rent Increase

  Notwithstanding any other law, in a nonresidential tenancy of one month or longer but less than six months in which there is no written agreement between the landlord and tenant, a landlord may increase the rent only upon at least twenty-one days' notice to the tenant.      Notwithstanding any other law, in a residential tenancy in which there is no written agreement between the landlord and tenant, a landlord may increase the rent only upon at least sixty days' written notice to the tenant.    A landlord may not terminate a residential tenancy in which there is no written agreement by serving a tenant with a notice to quit pursuant to section 13-40-107 with the primary purpose of increasing a tenant's rent in a manner inconsistent with this section.         History. Source: L. 2017: Entire part added, (SB 17-245), ch. 352, p. 1837, § 1, effective August 9. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (HB 21-1121), ch. 348, p. 2260, § 4, effective June 25.
CO Code § 38-12-702 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 38 - Property - Real and Personal|Article 12 - Tenants and Landlords|Part 7 - Notice of Rent Increase|§ 38-12-702. Limit on Frequency of Residential Rent Increases

  In residential tenancies, a landlord shall not increase rent more than one time in any twelve-month period of consecutive occupancy by the tenant, regardless of:   Whether there is a written rental agreement for the tenancy;    The length of the tenancy; and    Whether the tenant's rental agreement is for a fixed tenancy, a month-to-month tenancy, or an indefinite term.        History. Source: L. 2021: Entire section added, (HB 21-1121), ch. 348, p. 2261, § 5, effective June 25.
CO Code § 38-12-801 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 38 - Property - Real and Personal|Article 12 - Tenants and Landlords|Part 8 - Required Documentation|§ 38-12-801. Written Rental Agreement - Prohibited Clauses - Copy - Tenant

  If there is a written rental agreement, the landlord shall provide the tenant with a copy of the agreement that is signed by the landlord and the tenant, no later than the seventh day after the tenant has signed the agreement. A landlord may provide the tenant with an electronic copy of the agreement, unless the tenant requests a paper copy, in which case the landlord shall provide the tenant with a paper copy.    A written rental agreement must include a statement indicating to the tenant the name and address of the person who is the landlord or the landlord's authorized agent. If the identity of a landlord or a landlord's authorized agent changes, the new landlord or authorized agent, not later than one business day after such change, shall:   Provide each tenant of the landlord written or electronic notice of the change; or    Post the identity of the new landlord or new authorized agent in a conspicuous location on the residential premises.       A written rental agreement must not include:   An unreasonable liquidated damages clause that assigns a cost to a party stemming from an eviction notice or an eviction action from a violation of the rental agreement; or    A one-way, fee-shifting clause that awards attorney fees and court costs only to one party. Any fee-shifting clause contained in a rental agreement must award attorney fees to the prevailing party in a court dispute concerning the rental agreement, residential premises, or dwelling unit.    Any clause in violation of subsection (3)(a) or (3)(b) of this section is null and void and unenforceable.        History. Source: L. 2018: Entire part added, (SB 18-010), ch. 61, p. 608, § 2, effective August 8. L. 2019: Entire section amended, (HB 19-1170), ch. 229, p. 2314, § 9, effective August 2. L. 2021: (3) added, (SB 21-173), ch. 349, p. 2270, § 14, effective October 1.
CO Code § 38-12-802 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 38 - Property - Real and Personal|Article 12 - Tenants and Landlords|Part 8 - Required Documentation|§ 38-12-802. Tenant Payment - Receipts

 Upon receiving any payment made in person by a tenant with cash or a money order, a landlord shall contemporaneously provide the tenant with a receipt indicating the amount the tenant paid and the date of payment. If the landlord receives a payment that is not delivered in person by the tenant with cash or a money order, if requested by the tenant, the landlord shall, within seven days after the request, provide the tenant with a receipt indicating the amount the tenant paid, the recipient, and the date of payment, unless there is already an existing procedure that provides a tenant with a record of the payment received that indicates the amount the tenant paid, the recipient, and the date of payment. A landlord may provide the tenant with an electronic receipt, unless the tenant requests a paper receipt, in which case the landlord shall provide the tenant with a paper receipt. For purposes of this section, a receipt may be included as part of a billing statement.   History. Source: L. 2018: Entire part added, (SB 18-010), ch. 61, p. 609, § 2, effective August 8.
CO Code § 38-12-901 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 38 - Property - Real and Personal|Article 12 - Tenants and Landlords|Part 9 - Rental Application Fairness Act|§ 38-12-901. Short Title

 The short title of this part 9 is the “Rental Application Fairness Act”.   History. Source: L. 2019: Entire part added, (HB 19-1106), ch. 129, p. 581, § 1, effective August 2.
CO Code § 38-12-902 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 38 - Property - Real and Personal|Article 12 - Tenants and Landlords|Part 9 - Rental Application Fairness Act|§ 38-12-902. Definitions

 As used in this part 9, unless the context otherwise requires:    “Dwelling unit” means a structure or the part of a structure that is used as a home, residence, or sleeping place.    “Landlord” means the owner, manager, lessor, or sublessor of a dwelling unit.    “Rental agreement” means any agreement, written or oral, between a landlord and a tenant embodying the terms and conditions concerning the use and occupancy of a dwelling unit.    “Rental application” means any information, written or oral, submitted to a landlord by a prospective tenant for the purpose of entering into a rental agreement.    “Rental application fee” means any sum of money, however denominated, that is charged or accepted by a landlord from a prospective tenant in connection with the prospective tenant's submission of a rental application or any nonrefundable fee that precedes the onset of tenancy. “Rental application fee” does not include a refundable security deposit or any rent that is paid before the onset of tenancy.    “Tenant” means a person entitled under a rental agreement to occupy a dwelling unit to the exclusion of others.     History. Source: L. 2019: Entire part added, (HB 19-1106), ch. 129, p. 581, § 1, effective August 2.
CO Code § 38-12-903 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 38 - Property - Real and Personal|Article 12 - Tenants and Landlords|Part 9 - Rental Application Fairness Act|§ 38-12-903. Rental Application Fee - Limitations

  A landlord shall not charge a prospective tenant a rental application fee unless the landlord uses the entire amount of the fee to cover the landlord's costs in processing the rental application. The landlord's costs may be based on:   The actual expense the landlord incurs in processing the rental application; or    The average expense the landlord incurs per prospective tenant in the course of processing multiple rental applications.       A landlord shall not charge a prospective tenant a rental application fee that is in a different amount than a rental application fee charged to another prospective tenant who applies to rent:   The same dwelling unit; or    If the landlord offers more than one dwelling unit for rent at the same time, any other dwelling unit offered by the landlord.         A landlord shall provide to any prospective tenant who has paid a rental application fee either a disclosure of the landlord's anticipated expenses for which the fee will be used or an itemization of the landlord's actual expenses incurred. If a landlord charges an amount based on the average cost of processing the rental application, the landlord shall include information regarding how that average rental application fee is determined.    A landlord shall provide every prospective tenant with a receipt for any application fee received. The landlord may provide a prospective tenant an electronic receipt unless the prospective tenant requests a paper receipt, in which case the landlord shall provide the prospective tenant a paper receipt.       A landlord who receives a rental application fee from a prospective tenant and does not use the entire amount of the fee to cover the landlord's costs in processing the rental application shall remit to the prospective tenant the remaining amount of the fee. The landlord shall make a good-faith effort to remit such amount within twenty calendar days after processing the application.      History. Source: L. 2019: Entire part added, (HB 19-1106), ch. 129, p. 582, § 1, effective August 2.
CO Code § 38-12-904 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 38 - Property - Real and Personal|Article 12 - Tenants and Landlords|Part 9 - Rental Application Fairness Act|§ 38-12-904. Consideration of Rental Applications - Limitations - Denial Notice

     If a landlord uses rental history or credit history as criteria in consideration of an application, the landlord shall not consider any rental history or credit history beyond seven years immediately preceding the date of the application.    If a landlord uses criminal history as a criterion in consideration of an application, the landlord shall not consider an arrest record of a prospective tenant from any time or any conviction of a prospective tenant that occurred more than five years before the date of the application; except that a landlord may consider any criminal conviction record or deferred judgment relating to:   The unlawful distribution, manufacturing, dispensing, or sale of a material, compound, mixture, or preparation that contains methamphetamine, as described in section 18-18-405;    The unlawful possession of materials to make methamphetamine and amphetamine, as described in section 18-18-412.5;    Any offense that required the prospective tenant to register as a sex offender pursuant to section 16-22-103; or    Any offense described in part 1 or part 6 of article 3 of title 18.            If a landlord denies a rental application, the landlord shall provide the prospective tenant a written notice of the denial that states the reasons for the denial. If the specific screening criteria cannot be directly cited because of the use of a proprietary screening system, the landlord shall instead provide the prospective tenant with a copy of the report from the screening company that uses the proprietary screening system. A landlord may provide a prospective tenant an electronic version of the denial notice required in this subsection (2) unless the prospective tenant requests a paper denial notice, in which case the landlord shall provide the prospective tenant a paper denial notice.    A landlord who is required to provide a notice of denial to a prospective tenant as described in subsection (2)(a) of this section shall make a good-faith effort to do so not more than twenty calendar days after making the decision to deny the prospective tenant's rental application.         History. Source: L. 2019: Entire part added, (HB 19-1106), ch. 129, p. 583, § 1, effective August 2.
CO Code § 38-12-905 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 38 - Property - Real and Personal|Article 12 - Tenants and Landlords|Part 9 - Rental Application Fairness Act|§ 38-12-905. Violations - Liability - Notice Required - Exception

  Except as described in subsection (3) of this section, a landlord who violates any provision of this part 9 is liable to the person who is charged a rental application fee for treble the amount of the rental application fee, plus court costs and reasonable attorney fees.    A person who intends to file an action pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall notify the landlord of such intention not less than seven calendar days before filing the action.    A landlord who corrects or cures a violation of this part 9 not more than seven calendar days after receiving notice of the violation is not liable for damages as described in subsection (1) of this section.    A person who purposefully and in bad faith brings a meritless claim against a landlord under this part 9 is liable for the landlord's court costs and reasonable attorney fees in defending the claim.     History. Source: L. 2019: Entire part added, (HB 19-1106), ch. 129, p. 583, § 1, effective August 2.
CO Code § 38-12-1001 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 38 - Property - Real and Personal|Article 12 - Tenants and Landlords|Part 10 - Bed Bugs in Residential Premises|§ 38-12-1001. Definitions

 As used in this part 10, unless the context otherwise requires:    “Bed bug” means the common bed bug, or cimex lectularius.    “Bed bug detection team” means a scent detection canine team that holds a current, independent, third-party certification in accordance with the guidelines for minimum standards for canine bed bug detection team certification established by the National Pest Management Association or its successor organization.    “Certified operator” has the meaning set forth in section 35-10-103 (1).    “Commercial applicator” has the meaning set forth in section 35-10-103 (2).    “Contiguous dwelling unit” means a dwelling unit that is contiguous with another dwelling unit, both of which units are owned, managed, leased, or subleased by the same landlord.    “Dwelling unit” means a structure or the part of a structure that is used as a home, residence, or sleeping place by a tenant.    “Electronic notice” means notice by e-mail or an electronic portal or management communications system that is available to both a landlord and a tenant.    “Landlord” means the owner, manager, lessor, or sublessor of a residential premises.    “Pest control agent” means a certified operator, commercial applicator, qualified supervisor, or technician.    “Qualified inspector” means a bed bug detection team, local health department official, certified operator, commercial applicator, qualified supervisor, or technician who is retained by a landlord to conduct an inspection for bed bugs.    “Qualified supervisor” has the meaning set forth in section 35-10-103 (13).    “Technician” has the meaning set forth in section 35-10-103 (15).    “Tenant” means a person entitled under a rental agreement to occupy a dwelling unit to the exclusion of others.     History. Source: L. 2019: Entire part added, (HB 19-1328), ch. 426, p. 3717, § 1, effective January 1, 2020.
CO Code § 38-12-1002 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 38 - Property - Real and Personal|Article 12 - Tenants and Landlords|Part 10 - Bed Bugs in Residential Premises|§ 38-12-1002. Bed Bugs - Notification to Landlord - Landlord Duties

  A tenant shall promptly notify the tenant's landlord via written or electronic notice when the tenant knows or reasonably suspects that the tenant's dwelling unit contains bed bugs. A tenant who gives a landlord electronic notice of a condition shall send such notice only to the e-mail address, telephone number, or electronic portal specified by the landlord in the rental agreement for communications. In the absence of such a provision in the rental agreement, the tenant shall communicate with the landlord in a manner that the landlord has previously used to communicate with the tenant. The tenant shall retain sufficient proof of the delivery of the electronic notice.    Not more than ninety-six hours after receiving notice of the presence of bed bugs or the possible presence of bed bugs, a landlord, after providing notice to the tenant as described in section 38-12-1004 (1):   Shall obtain an inspection of the dwelling unit by a qualified inspector; and    May enter the dwelling unit or any contiguous dwelling unit for the purpose of allowing the inspection as provided in section 38-12-1003.       If the inspection of a dwelling unit confirms the presence of bed bugs, the landlord shall also cause to be performed an inspection of all contiguous dwelling units as promptly as is reasonably practical.     History. Source: L. 2019: Entire part added, (HB 19-1328), ch. 426, p. 3718, § 1, effective January 1, 2020.
CO Code § 38-12-1003 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 38 - Property - Real and Personal|Article 12 - Tenants and Landlords|Part 10 - Bed Bugs in Residential Premises|§ 38-12-1003. Bed Bugs - Inspections - Treatments - Costs

  If a landlord obtains an inspection for bed bugs, the landlord must provide written notice to the tenant within two business days after the inspection indicating whether the dwelling unit contains bed bugs.    If a qualified inspector conducting an inspection determines that neither the dwelling unit nor any contiguous dwelling unit contains bed bugs, the notice provided by the landlord pursuant to subsection (1) of this section must inform the tenant that if the tenant remains concerned that the dwelling unit contains bed bugs, the tenant may contact the local health department to report such concerns.    If a qualified inspector conducting an inspection determines that a dwelling unit or any contiguous dwelling unit contains bed bugs in any stage of the life cycle, the qualified inspector shall provide a report of the determination to the landlord within twenty-four hours; except that, for any such determination that is made by a qualified inspector licensed by the commissioner of agriculture pursuant to article 10 of title 35, the qualified inspector shall provide the report in accordance with rules promulgated by the commissioner of agriculture pursuant to said article 10. Not later than five business days after the date of the inspection, the landlord shall commence reasonable measures, as determined by the qualified inspector, to effectively treat the bed bug presence, including retaining the services of a pest control agent to treat the dwelling unit and any contiguous dwelling unit.    Except as otherwise provided in this part 10, a landlord is responsible for all costs associated with an inspection for, and treatment of, bed bugs. Nothing in this section prohibits a tenant from contacting any agency at any time concerning the presence of bed bugs.     History. Source: L. 2019: Entire part added, (HB 19-1328), ch. 426, p. 3719, § 1, effective January 1, 2020.
CO Code § 38-12-1005 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 38 - Property - Real and Personal|Article 12 - Tenants and Landlords|Part 10 - Bed Bugs in Residential Premises|§ 38-12-1005. Bed Bugs - Renting of Dwelling Units With Bed Bugs Prohibited

 A landlord shall not offer for rent a dwelling unit that the landlord knows or reasonably suspects to contain bed bugs. Upon request from a prospective tenant, a landlord shall disclose to the prospective tenant whether, to the landlord's knowledge, the dwelling unit that the landlord is offering for rent contained bed bugs within the previous eight months. Upon request from a tenant or a prospective tenant, a landlord shall disclose the last date, if any, on which a dwelling unit being rented or offered for rent was inspected for, and found to be free of, bed bugs.   History. Source: L. 2019: Entire part added, (HB 19-1328), ch. 426, p. 3720, § 1, effective January 1, 2020.
CO Code § 38-12-1006 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 38 - Property - Real and Personal|Article 12 - Tenants and Landlords|Part 10 - Bed Bugs in Residential Premises|§ 38-12-1006. Remedies - Liability

  A landlord who fails to comply with this part 10 is liable to the tenant for the tenant's actual damages.    A landlord may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction to obtain injunctive relief against a tenant who:   Refuses to provide reasonable access to a dwelling unit; or    Fails to comply with a reasonable request for inspection or treatment of a dwelling unit.       If a court finds that a tenant has unreasonably failed to comply with one or more requirements set forth in this part 10, the court may issue a temporary order to carry out this part 10, including:   Granting the landlord access to the dwelling unit for the purposes set forth in this part 10;    Granting the landlord the right to engage in bed bug inspection and treatment measures in the dwelling unit; and    Requiring the tenant to comply with specific bed bug inspection and treatment measures or assessing the tenant with costs and damages related to the tenant's noncompliance.       Any court order granting a landlord access to a dwelling unit must be served upon the tenant at least twenty-four hours before a landlord, qualified inspector, or pest control agent enters the dwelling unit.      The remedies in this section are in addition to any other remedies available at law or in equity to any person.    This section does not limit or restrict the authority of any state or local housing or health code enforcement agency.         History. Source: L. 2019: Entire part added, (HB 19-1328), ch. 426, p. 3721, § 1, effective January 1, 2020.
CO Code § 38-12-1007 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 38 - Property - Real and Personal|Article 12 - Tenants and Landlords|Part 10 - Bed Bugs in Residential Premises|§ 38-12-1007. Relationship to Warranty of Habitability

 Notwithstanding any provision of part 5 of this article 12 to the contrary, a landlord who complies with this part 10 is deemed to have satisfied the requirements of said part 5 with respect to matters concerning bed bugs.   History. Source: L. 2019: Entire part added, (HB 19-1328), ch. 426, p. 3721, § 1, effective January 1, 2020.
CO Code § 38-12-1101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 38 - Property - Real and Personal|Article 12 - Tenants and Landlords|Part 11 - Mobile Home Park Act Dispute Resolution and Enforcement Program|§ 38-12-1101. Short Title

 The short title of this part 11 is the “Mobile Home Park Act Dispute Resolution and Enforcement Program”.   History. Source: L. 2019: Entire part added, (HB 19-1309), ch. 281, p. 2631, § 9, effective May 23.