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This Colorado rental lease agreement template is a legally binding contract that outlines key landlord-tenant laws, including deposit limits, rent increases, habitable living condition requirements, eviction protocols, entry rights, retaliation protections, and termination laws.

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This Colorado rental lease agreement template is a legally binding contract that outlines key landlord-tenant laws, including deposit limits, rent increases, habitable living condition requirements, eviction protocols, entry rights, retaliation protections, and termination laws.

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What the Colorado Residential Lease Agreement  form covers?

This Colorado residential lease agreement includes landlord-tenant laws which include limited security deposit amounts and rent increases only after 12 months. They must keep rental units habitable and can evict tenants for specific legal reasons. A 24-hour notice for landlord entry is recommended. Retaliation is prohibited, and tenants can terminate leases for domestic violence with proper documentation.

The following provides a detailed overview of the laws in this agreement:

Security Deposit Requirements

    • Deposit Limit – The maximum amount of security deposit that a landlord can charge is up to two (2) month’s rent.
    • Deposit Return –The landlord must return the security deposit within one (1) month. However, if the lease agreement outlines a deadline date for the return of the security deposit, the landlord must adhere to such a deadline, which cannot exceed sixty (60) days.[1]

Rent Increases and Rent Control

There’s no rent control in Colorado, however landlords cannot raise tenants rent until they have been renting for 12 months or more.[2]

Habitability Requirements

Landlords must keep rental properties habitable by making them safe and sanitary.[3]

Landlord-Tenant Eviction Laws

 Landlords can only evict tenants when there is ‘legal cause’, which include the following:

    • non-payment of rent
    • violates the lease agreement
    • commits a crime or is violent to another resident [4]

Landlord Entry Rights

    • Landlords are not obligated to give tenants prior notice before entering their premises. However, it is highly recommended that landlords provide a notice period of 24 to 48 hours in advance of non-emergency entry.
    • Landlords do not need to give a 24-hour notice to tenants if the access is for Bed Bug Fumigation.

Retaliation Protections for Tenants

Landlords cannot retaliate by:

    • Increasing rent or decrease a service
    • Terminating lease
    • Not renewing the lease
    • File legal action for possession
    • Threat, harass, or discriminates against tenant
    • Charging any type of penalty fees [5]

Lease Termination and Renewal Notices

Tenants must give landlords prior notice of:
    •  91-day notice to renew a 1-year lease
    • 28-day notice for 6 months to a year lease
    • 3-day notice for weekly leases [6]

Late Rent Payment Fees 

    • Maximum Penalty – Landlords may charge a late fee of $50 or 5% of past due rent, whichever is greater, as the maximum penalty.[7]
    • Grace Period – In the state of Colorado, lessees are granted a seven (7) day grace period for late rental payments. Property owners are prohibited from imposing any fees or penalties on rental payments until the eighth (8th) day.[8]
    • Notice to Quit – If the tenant fails to make rent payment by the end of the grace period, the landlord can issue a ten-day notice to vacate.
    • Written Disclosure – Colorado landlords or their agents can charge late fees if disclosed on the lease.
    • NSF Fee – $20 per bounced check. [9]

Domestic Violence Protections

Tenants can terminate lease with proper reporting on domestic violence which includes crimes against a person, property, animal, or any municipal ordinance violation. [10]

Required Disclosure Forms

    1. Lead-Based Paint Disclosure & EPA Pamphlet – If the place was built before 1978, the lead-based paint disclosure needs to be signed by the Tenant.[11]
    2. Lease Copy – The tenant should get a copy of the lease within seven (7) days from signing it.[12]
    3. Landlord’s Contact Info – The lease needs to include the landlord’s name and address, which is listed in Section 21 of the agreement.[13]
    4. Radon Disclosure & Brochure – The landlord has to let the tenant know if there are any radon risks and give them the “Radon in Real Estate & Rental Transactions” brochure. By signing the lease, the tenant acknowledges they’ve received this info.[14]
    5. Bed Bug Disclosure – The landlord can’t rent the place if there are bed bugs. If asked, they must say if there have been any bed bugs in the last eight months.[15]
    6. Exemption Status –  If the landlord owns five or fewer single-family homes, they can give a 5-day notice to make sure the lease terms are being followed.[16]

Sources

  1. C.R.S. § 38-12-102.5
  2. colorado.gov
  3. § 38-12-503
  4. § 13-40-104(1)(d)
  5. Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-509
  6. Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-40-107
  7. § 38-12-105(a)
  8. § 38-12-105(1)(c)
  9. § 38-12-105(1)
  10.  Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-6-800.3
  11. 42 U.S. Code § 4852d
  12. C.R.S. § 38-12-801(1)
  13. C.R.S. § 38-12-801(2)
  14. C.R.S. § 38-12-803
  15. Dept. of Public Health & Environment
  16. C.R.S. § 38-12-803(2)(a)(III)
  17. C.R.S. § 38-12-1005
  18. C.R.S. § 13-40-104(5)(b)

Recommended Services

Colorado Division of Real Estate Website – dre.colorado.gov

Sample Colorado Residential Lease Agreement Template