Updated August 08, 2023
A Colorado Rental Application is a form used by Colorado landlords and/or property managers to gather information regarding potential tenants. Both landlords and property managers must observe state and federal law when seeking new tenants. This means that a tenant may be rejected for items such as bad credit history or an established reputation for paying rent late with previous landlords. However, it is illegal for landlords to reject a potential tenant due to physical or mental disability as this would violate the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968.
Laws
- Application Fee – Landlords may charge tenants any amount so long as the entire fee is used to cover the actual costs incurred by the landlord. However, this fee:
- Must be consistent with the amounts charged to other prospective tenants (C.R.S.A. § 38-12-903(2)(a)); and
- May not be charged if a prospective tenant provides an acceptable portable screening report (§ 38-12-903(2)(b)).
- Security Deposit – There is no limit to the amount a landlord may request as a security deposit (no statutes).