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Your tenant of three years has turned in their keys, and now it’s time to do the walk thru. You unlock the door, enter the property, and stare in shocked horror at all the damage left behind. Scratched up walls, severely stained carpet from both pets and who knows what else, broken and scratched kitchen … TO CHARGE OR NOT TO CHARGE? THAT IS THE QUESTION! SHOULD YOUR DAMAGE CHARGES BE PRO-RATED

The Colorado General Assembly passed multiple landlord tenant bills this session. Two of these Bills (The Warranty of Habitability or “WHB” and the Bed Bug Bill or “BBB”) create significant ongoing communication requirements for landlords. The WHB is effective August 2, 2019, and the BBB is effective January 1, 2020. Current landlord tenant communication systems … NEW LAWS REQUIRE LANDLORDS TO ANALYZE TENANT COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS TO MEET LEGAL REQUIREMENTS

One of the most challenging situations in today’s multifamily rental industry is the statistical fact that 75% of management companies with less than 30,000 units and an incredible 100% of management companies with more than that number of units are victims of fraud. We have reviewed material from recent articles and comprehensive statistics that have … TACKLING IDENTITY FRAUD AND ITS EFFECTS IN THE MULTIFAMILY RENTAL INDUSTRY

Many who regularly attend our classes and events know that we are developing a fair housing cloud (FHC) for landlords. Disability requests include both reasonable accommodation requests and reasonable modification requests. Some landlords have policies and procedures for handling disability requests (DR/ DRs) but many do not. Few landlords have sophisticated systems to handle DRs. … LANDLORDS NEED A FAIR HOUSING CLOUD – SO WE’RE BUILDING ONE

In the 2019 legislative session, the Colorado General Assembly gave Colorado landlords a historic beating. The only good part of the session was when it ended so that the General Assembly couldn’t pass further bills detrimental to landlords. The new laws significantly impact operations and finances. The full impact of the new laws won’t be … THE BIG TAKEAWAYS FROM THE 2019 LEGISLATIVE SESSION LANDLORDS NEED TO GET PREPARED

Despite the concerted efforts of countless firm clients and the Firm, the Colorado General Assembly passed HB19-1118 (“1118”, “new eviction law”, or “new law”). Thanks to all of you who fought so hard with us to defeat this misguided piece of legislation. 1118 has been transmitted to the Governor for signature and becomes effective immediately … NEW EVICTION LAW DEMANDS YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION

Full, Long-Form Analysis Coming Soon. Below is the April 2019 Newsletter Article on Warranty of Habitability. Another month and another major landlord tenant bill passed at the Capitol. The Colorado General Assembly has passed HB19-1170 (HB1170 or 1170). HB1170 drastically alters the Colorado Warranty of Habitability Act (WHA) initially enacted in 2008. HB1170 is a … NEW WARRANTY OF HABITABILITY LAW CREATES VAST NEW OBLIGATIONS FOR LANDLORD

Every week clients call into THS with questions regarding a subpoena that they have received. In order to make you aware of the importance of promptly dealing with a subpoena here is a basic overview of subpoenas. If you receive a subpoena, you will, of course, need to act and consult with the team at … SUBPOENA OVERVIEW

A proposed law will significantly change the tenant application process. The law will pass in some form and is likely to pass close to its current form. The proposed law is House Bill 19-1106. HB19-1106 (HB1106 or the “Application Bill”) is entitled an “Act Concerning the Rental Application Process.” HB1106 addresses rental application fees, limits … New Legal Requirements For Tenant Applications – You Should Start Preparing Now

As we enter March, slip and fall season is still in full swing. As we have written in the past, the Colorado Premises Liability Act can cast a broad net of potential liability. Take a look back at our August 2018 article on Amenities and liability for a discussion about premises liability and amenities, and … ‘Slip and Fall’ AT THE RENTAL PROPERTY, WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP?