Colorado Repair & Habitability Laws
Colorado's Warranty of Habitability Act requires landlords to maintain rental units free from conditions that materially endanger health or safety.
Key Rules
- Repair And Deduct
- Yes — up to $2,000 or one month's rent (whichever is less) after notice period
- Rent Withholding
- Tenant may withhold rent for uninhabitable conditions after proper notice
- Habitability Standard
- Free from conditions materially endangering health/safety; compliant with housing codes
- Notice Required
- Written notice required; response time depends on urgency of repair
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Applicable Statutes
Warranty of habitability: landlord must maintain the premises in a condition that is fit for human habitation and free from conditions that materially endanger the health and safety of occupants.
Source confirmed · Official state source
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“38-12-503. Warranty of habitability - notice - landlord obligations. (1) In every rental agreement, the landlord is deemed to warrant that the residential prem…”
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-507
Repair and deduct remedy: tenant may make repairs and deduct from rent, up to the lesser of $2,000 or one month's rent, if landlord fails to make repairs within the required time after written notice.
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