Colorado § 13-40-106 Written demand

Colorado Statutes

§ 13-40-106 — Written demand

Colorado § 13-40-106

Title 13Courts

Art.Forcible Entry and Detainer -

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-40-106 (2026).

Text

(1)The demand or notice required by section 13-40-104 or 38-12-1303 shall be made in writing, specifying the grounds of the demandant's right to the possession of the premises, including a specific description of the alleged violation or no-fault eviction grounds, describing the premises, and indicating the date and time when the premises shall be delivered up, and shall be signed by the person claiming such possession, the person's agent, or the person's attorney.

(2)The demand or notice required by section 13-40-104 or 38-12-1303 must also include a statement that a residential tenant who receives supplemental security income, social security disability insurance under Title II of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. sec. 401 et seq., as amended, or cash assistance thr

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(1) The demand or notice required by section
13-40-104 or 38-12-1303 shall be made in writing, specifying the grounds of the
demandant's right to the possession of the premises, including a specific
description of the alleged violation or no-fault eviction grounds, describing the
premises, and indicating the date and time when the premises shall be delivered up,
and shall be signed by the person claiming such possession, the person's agent, or
the person's attorney.

(2) The demand or notice required by section 13-40-104 or 38-12-1303 must
also include a statement that a residential tenant who receives supplemental
security income, social security disability insurance under Title II of the federal
Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. sec. 401 et seq., as amended, or cash assistance
through the Colorado works program created in part 7 of article 2 of title 26 has a
right to mediation prior to the landlord filing an eviction complaint with the court
pursuant to section 13-40-110.

(3) The demand or notice required by section 13-40-104 or 38-12-1303 must
be written in English, Spanish, or any other language that the landlord knows, or
has reason to know, is the primary language of the tenant.

(4) If the demand or notice required by section 13-40-104 or 38-12-1303
includes a demand for unpaid rent, the demand or notice must include a statement
that if the tenant has experienced unlawful sexual behavior, stalking, domestic
violence, or domestic abuse that has caused the tenant to miss a rent payment, the
tenant may provide the landlord with documentation of the unlawful sexual
behavior, stalking, domestic violence, or domestic abuse and is entitled to a
repayment plan that allows the tenant to repay the unpaid rent over a period of
time not to exceed nine months.

Legislative History

Source: L. 1885: p. 226, � 5. R.S. 08: � 2605. C.L. � 6371. CSA: C. 70, � 6. CRS 53: � 58-1-6. C.R.S. 1963: � 58-1-6. L. 2023: Entire section amended, (HB 23-1120), ch. 414, p. 2454, � 4, effective June 6. L. 2024: Entire section amended, (HB 24-1098), ch. 113, p. 362, � 4, effective April 19. L. 2025: (4) added, (HB 25-1168), ch. 229, p. 1052, � 3, effective August 6.