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Colorado Rental Lease Agreement Templates (6)

A Colorado lease agreement lists a property’s rules and landlord requirements that tenants comply with in order to rent the property. Additionally, this paperwork documents the obligations upon landlords that the tenancy and the law require. Putting a tenancy’s requirements in writing thus promotes a clear understanding that landlords and tenants have of their roles.

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A Colorado lease agreement lists a property’s rules and landlord requirements that tenants comply with in order to rent the property. Additionally, this paperwork documents the obligations upon landlords that the tenancy and the law require. Putting a tenancy’s requirements in writing thus promotes a clear understanding that landlords and tenants have of their roles.

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Lease Agreements (6)

Commercial Lease Agreement: Is specific to leasing real estate with the sole purpose of accommodating a business entity.

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Lease-to-Own Agreement: Allows tenants to rent a dwelling while granting them exclusive purchase rights.

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Month-to-Month Lease: A contract enabling participants to rent a dwelling specifically for one (1) month at a time.  

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Roommate Agreement: A form for tenants who wish to share the space and expenses of a dwelling accordingly.

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Standard Lease Agreement: Sets the contractual obligations regarding renting homes or apartments in writing.

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Sublease Agreement: Utilized when a tenant would like to re-rent a property to what is called a “sub-tenant”.

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Required Disclosures

1.) Bedbugs (CO Rev Stat § 38-12-1005): Colorado forbids landlords from renting bedbug-infested dwellings and, in fact, requires a disclosure of the last inspection and the results.

2.) Lead-Based Paint (42 U.S. Code § 4852d): The federal government requires a disclosure of any lead paint and/or lead paint hazards in a property being sold or rented; specifically for buildings completed before 1978.)

3.) Radon (CO Rev Stat § 38-12-803): Tenants have “the right to be informed” of a property’s radon testing, status, and concentration accordingly

When is Rent Late?

Grace period: Colorado does not designate a grace period; however, the state does not permit late fees for delinquent rent payments until seven calendar days from the due date (CO Rev Stat § 38-12-105).
Unpaid Rent: Landlords serve nonpaying tenants a 10-day notice to pay or quit notice, since this helps either avoid or support escalation (CO Rev Stat § 13-40-104).

Late Fees

Colorado allows late fees, but limits the amount to $50 or 5% of the past-due rent “whichever is greater” (CO Rev Stat § 38-12-105).

NSF Checks

Tenants are liable for the amount of the bounced check plus up to $20 in damages (CO Rev Stat § 13-21-109).

Security Deposit Maximum

Colorado’s security deposit law limits security deposits to no more than “the amount of two monthly rent payments” (CO Rev Stat § 38-12-102.5).

Security Deposit Return

Returning to Tenant: Generally, in most cases, landlords have a security deposit deadline “within one month” of tenancy’s termination; however, a lease may extend this for up to 60 days. (CO Rev Stat § 38-12-103).

Itemized List: Landlords have the right to retain part or all of the security provided:

  • They have “actual cause,” whereas the damages are not simple wear and tear.
  • They return the remaining security amount as well as “the exact reasons for retention” in writing (CO Rev Stat § 38-12-103).

Landlord’s Entry

Habitability Remedial Entry: Landlords responding to a warranty of habitability notice issue a 24-hour entry notice for habitability remedial entry in order to cure any condition that “materially interferes with the tenant’s life, health, or safety” (CO Rev Stat § 38-12-503).
Emergency Entry: Colorado explicitly allows immediate entry in cases of emergency or imminent danger (CO Rev Stat § 38-12-503).

Absence

Landlords assume the tenant is absent and the premises vacant if:
  • There is no contact with the tenant for 30 days, with no explanation
  • There is no response to a landlord’s 15-day notice explicitly requiring contact before expiration (CO Rev Stat § 38-20-116).

Repair and Deduct

The tenant can withhold rent to repair if the premises violates the warranty of habitability, gives at least ten days’ notice they will hire a professional, the landlord does not answer or remedy the problem within the notice time, and the hired professional is not related to the tenant (CO Rev Stat § 38-12-507(1)(c)(I)).

Tenant Breaking a Lease (Early)

Duty to Mitigate: Colorado does not explicitly state a landlord’s duty to minimize losses arising from problem tenants; however, the courts recognize this duty as common law (Schneiker v. Gordon, 732 P. 2d 603).

Domestic Violence: A tenant in Colorado can terminate the lease because of domestic violence or abuse, as long as they provide a written statement from a medical or law enforcement professional (or similar documents such as a protection order) that is less than sixty days old, however the landlord can charge one month’s rent and keep the security deposit until it is paid (CO Rev Stat § 38-12-402).

Active Military: Service members terminate their lease, giving 30 days notice “after the first date on which the next rental payment is due,” when called to duty or transferred (50 U.S. Code § 3955).

Landlord’s Noncompliance: Tenants can terminate the lease if:

  • A necessary repair violates the warranty of habitability
  • They have issued a 10-day notice informing the landlord to remedy the repair
  • The landlord does not conduct the repair or attempt a satisfactory resolution within 10 days of receiving the notice (CO Rev Stat § 38-12-507.

Landlord’s Harassment: Tenants can terminate the lease by following appropriate Colorado procedures for doing so whenever the landlord engages in retaliation, violates tenancy privacy rights, and engages in other forms of harassment (CO Rev Stat § 38-12-509).

Inhabitability: Colorado explicitly permits tenants to terminate a lease after giving 10 days’ notice of an inhabitability problem the landlord does not resolve (CO Rev Stat § 38-12-507(1)).

Is an Oral Lease enforceable?

Oral agreements are only enforceable if their term is, specifically, one year or less (CO Rev Stat § 38-10-108).

Renewing a Lease

Colorado does not govern the rent charged when renewing a lease and, furthermore, does not allow its counties the “imposition of rent control on private residential housing units” (CO Rev Stat § 38-12-301).

Unclaimed Property

Landlords are not explicitly responsible for storing property after a successful eviction.
In cases of an abandoned tenant property, landlords may sell/dispose of the property after:
  • Not receiving rent for 30 days
  • Being unable to contact the tenant for thirty days
  • Has issued a notice of the property disposal, which remained unanswered for 15 days after its service (CO Rev Stat § 38-20-116).

Landlord-Tenant Laws (Statutes)

Colorado’s government website provides an extensive booklet on Landlord/Tenant Rights, citing legal statutes accordingly.
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