HB 17-1312
signedResidential Lease Copy And Rent Receipt
Plain-English Summary
AI-generatedHouse Bill 17-1312, which has been signed into law, requires Colorado residential landlords to provide tenants with a copy of their lease agreement and detailed receipts for any rent payments made in person or through other means. This ensures that tenants have clear records of their rental agreements and payment history. The law applies to all tenants renting from these landlords and allows landlords to send documents electronically unless the tenant requests paper copies. Since it has been signed, this bill is now active and enforceable by law.
Official Summary
The bill requires a residential landlord:
To provide each tenant with a copy of a written rental agreement signed by the parties;
Upon receiving any payment made in person by a tenant with cash or a money order, to contemporaneously provide the tenant with a receipt indicating the amount the tenant paid and the date of payment; and
Upon receiving any payment with cash or money order that is not delivered in person by a tenant and if requested by a tenant, to provide the tenant with a receipt indicating the amount the tenant paid, the recipient, and the date of payment. This requirement does not apply if 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.
The landlord may provide the tenant with an electronic copy of the agreement or the receipt, unless the tenant requests a paper copy.
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Details
- Chamber
- House
- First action
- 2017-05-04
- Latest action
- 2017-03-31
- Last action desc.
- Introduced In House - Assigned to Local Government
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Related Legislation
This bill affects (2)
amendsHB 17-1095(2017A)· failedService Of Process To Secured Dwellings
amendsHB 17-1310(2017A)· failedResidential Landlord Application Screening Fee
Affected by (20)
amendsSB 18-010(2018A)· signedResidential Lease Copy And Rent Receipt
amendsHB 23-1171(2023A)· signedJust Cause Requirement Eviction Of Residential Tenant
amendsHB 24-1098(2024A)· signedCause Required for Eviction of Residential Tenant
relatesSB 24-094(2024A)· signedSafe Housing for Residential Tenants
relatesHB 24-1107(2024A)· signedJudicial Review of Local Land Use Decision
relatesHB 23-1095(2023A)· signedProhibited Provisions In Rental Agreements
relatesSB 25-131(2025A)· signedReducing the Cost of Housing
relatesHB 25-1168(2025A)· signedHousing Protections for Victim-Survivors
relatesHB 25-1207(2025A)· signedPet Ownership Residential Housing Structures
relatesHB 25-1090(2025A)· signedProtections Against Deceptive Pricing Practices
relatesHB 23-1068(2023A)· signedPet Animal Ownership In Housing
relatesHB 26-1284(2026A)· failedRequirements for Tenant Utility Billing
relatesHB 18-1397(2018A)· signedLandlord Tenant Warranty Of Habitability
relatesHB 22-1127(2022A)· signedIncome Tax Deduction For Rent
relatesHB 23-1171(2023A)· signedJust Cause Requirement Eviction Of Residential Tenant
relatesSB 17-245(2017A)· signedTenancies One Month To One Year Notice
relatesHB 24-1098(2024A)· signedCause Required for Eviction of Residential Tenant
relatesHB 25-1240(2025A)· signedProtections for Tenants with Housing Subsidies
relatesHB 23-1254(2023A)· signedHabitability of Residential Premises
relatesHB 23B-1001(2023B)· signedEmergency Rental Assistance Grant Program
Votes
Refer House Bill 17-1312 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 7-6.
2017-05-04 · House · pass — Yes: 7 · No: 6 · Other: —
Refer House Bill 17-1312 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 7-6.
2017-05-04 · House · pass — Yes: 7 · No: 6 · Other: —
Refer House Bill 17-1312 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion failed on a vote of 2-3.
2017-05-04 · House · fail — Yes: 2 · No: 3 · Other: —