New habitability-related statements required in residential rental agreements

In recent years, the Colorado state legislature has amended several sections of Colorado Revised Statutes Title 38 Article 12 that pertains to landlords and tenants. A new requirement from the passage of Senate Bill 2024-094 requires new habitability-related language to be included in residential rental agreements on and after Jan. 1, 2025.

Part 5 of Article 12, which addresses the obligation to maintain residential premises, prescribes in subpart 505 that “every rental agreement between a landlord and tenant must include a statement in at least 12-point, bold-faced type that states that every...