Signed by Governor Jared Polis

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with House amendments and pass a bill that authorizes the Colorado Attorney General's Office and Department of Law the power to enforce tenant protection laws and sue landlords over violations of certain state housing laws.

Highlights:

• Authorizes someone to access a suppressed court record if they affirms that they are accessing the record on behalf of the attorney general for the purpose of investigating any violation of state law that the attorney general may enforce (Sec. 1).

• Amends and clarifies that the attorney general has the power to initiate and bring civil and criminal actions to enforce certain state landlord-tenant laws and that these actions must be initiated and brought within existing appropriations (Sec. 2).

• Authorizes counties, cities and counties, and municipalities the power to initiate and bring civil actions to enforce certain state landlord-tenant law (Sec. 4-5).

• Establishes requirements related to a county, city and county, or municipality retaining a private attorney for initiating or bringing these civil actions (Sec. 4-5).

• Establishes a receivership mechanism that is available as a remedy for violations of applicable laws and regulations by the owner of multifamily residential property (Sec. 6).

• Requires the attorney general's office, a county, a city and county, and a municipality may all apply to a district court for the appointment of a receiver to operate a residential property (Sec. 6).

• Establishes the process for a district court appointing a receiver, including requiring a hearing and an order of appointment that specifies the duties of a receiver, and the criteria for qualifying as a receiver (Sec. 6).

• Specifies that no sooner than 90 days after the district court appoints a receiver, the landlord of the relevant property, lessee of the entire relevant property, attorney general, county, city and county, or municipality may submit an application to the district court seeking the termination of the receivership (Sec. 6).

• Establishes the process by which a district court may terminate a receivership (Sec. 6).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect 90 days after the final adjournment date of the current legislative session (Sec. 7).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that authorizes the Colorado Attorney General's Office and Department of Law the power to enforce tenant protection laws and sue landlords over violations of certain state housing laws.

Highlights:

• Authorizes someone to access a suppressed court record if they affirms that they are accessing the record on behalf of the attorney general for the purpose of investigating any violation of state law that the attorney general may enforce (Sec. 1).

• Amends and clarifies that the attorney general has the power to initiate and bring civil and criminal actions to enforce certain state landlord-tenant laws and that these actions must be initiated and brought within existing appropriations (Sec. 2).

• Authorizes counties, cities and counties, and municipalities the power to initiate and bring civil actions to enforce certain state landlord-tenant law (Sec. 4-5).

• Establishes requirements related to a county, city and county, or municipality retaining a private attorney for initiating or bringing these civil actions (Sec. 4-5).

• Establishes a receivership mechanism that is available as a remedy for violations of applicable laws and regulations by the owner of multifamily residential property (Sec. 6).

• Requires the attorney general's office, a county, a city and county, and a municipality may all apply to a district court for the appointment of a receiver to operate a residential property (Sec. 6).

• Establishes the process for a district court appointing a receiver, including requiring a hearing and an order of appointment that specifies the duties of a receiver, and the criteria for qualifying as a receiver (Sec. 6).

• Specifies that no sooner than 90 days after the district court appoints a receiver, the landlord of the relevant property, lessee of the entire relevant property, attorney general, county, city and county, or municipality may submit an application to the district court seeking the termination of the receivership (Sec. 6).

• Establishes the process by which a district court may terminate a receivership (Sec. 6).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect 90 days after the final adjournment date of the current legislative session (Sec. 7).

Full Bill Text