SB 24-064

Senate Bill 24-064 requires the Colorado judicial department to collect and publish monthly data on residential evictions for each county. This includes making detailed eviction records available upon request from qualified entities, such as housing advocates or researchers. The bill also mandates that landlords use a standard form when filing an eviction complaint, which must include the tenant's address details. For the 2024-25 fiscal year, it allocates $136,122 to fund this initiative. The governor signed the bill into law on May 31, 2024, and it is now in effect. This means that eviction data will be more transparent and accessible for those who need it, helping to track housing stability issues across the state.

Official Summary

The act requires the judicial department to collect, compile, and publish online, on a monthly basis, aggregate residential eviction data for all forcible entry and detainer actions filed in each county in the immediately preceding month. The judicial department shall make individual case level residential eviction data available upon request from a qualified entity. The act requires the complaint for an eviction action to be filed using a standard form that is available through the judicial department's website and include the street address and the zip code; except that a court must accept a complaint that does not use the standardized form if the complaint meets the requirements of this section. For the 2024-25 state fiscal year, the act appropriates $136,122 from the general fund to the judicial department for use by courts administration. APPROVED by Governor May 31, 2024 EFFECTIVE May 31, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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