HB 26-1047

HB 26-1047, also known as Protections for Residential Tenants, is a Colorado law that aims to protect tenants by setting stricter rules for landlords when they try to evict them. It requires landlords to provide detailed and redacted notices if they want to take legal action against tenants and ensures that court records of such actions remain private unless there's a serious violation of the lease agreement. Additionally, it mandates that landlords offer at least one rent payment option without requiring online transactions or extra fees. This law is now signed into practice, meaning it has been officially enacted and is in effect to protect Colorado residents who are renting homes.

Official Summary

The bill requires a plaintiff that files a complaint concerning the unlawful detention of real property to include certain documentation with the complaint.The bill requires that if a landlord posts a written demand or notice, the landlord must:Include in the demand or notice certain information; andRedact from the document certain personal identifying information.Under current law, when a landlord commences an action for forcible entry and detainer, any court record of the action is a suppressed court record. If the court issues an order granting the landlord possession of the premises, the record is no longer a suppressed court record unless the parties agree that the record remain suppressed. Under the bill, such a court record remains suppressed unless it concerns a substantial violation of the lease. A court may publish a judicial opinion concerning the action if the names and identifiers of the parties are anonymized.The bill requires a landlord to provide a tenant at least one rent payment option that does not require the tenant to access an online portal or pay a transaction fee.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

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