Colorado landlord guide
Deposit limits, entry notice, termination notice and rent increase rules for Colorado, with the sources they come from.
Colorado landlord-tenant rules at a glance
- Security deposit limit
- No statutory limit
- Deposit return / claim rule
- 30 days
- Deposit interest
- Not required
- Notice before entry
- No general statutory requirement; 48 hours for bed bug inspection
- Ending a month-to-month
- 21 days (month-to-month); 91 days if tenancy is 1 year or longer
- Notice before a rent increase
- 60 days; rent may be raised only once per 12 months (§ 38-12-701)
- Late fees
- Greater of $50 or 5% of past-due rent; none until rent 7 days late
- Rent control
- None; local rent control prohibited (§ 38-12-301)
General information from the Colorado Revised Statutes §§ 38-12-101 et seq. (Tenants and Landlords), last reviewed 2026-08-21. Not legal advice; municipal bylaws can add requirements.
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