Colorado Rental Application

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;^[1] and
  • May not be charged if a prospective tenant provides an acceptable portable screening report.^[2]
• Security Deposit – There is no limit to the amount a landlord may request as a security deposit (no statutes).

Sources

1. C.R.S.A. § 38-12-903(2)(a)
2. § 38-12-903(2)(b)