Colorado § 38-12-1205 Remedies

Colorado Statutes

§ 38-12-1205 — Remedies

Colorado § 38-12-1205

Title 38Property -

Art.Tenants and Landlords

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-1205 (2026).

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(1)If a landlord engages in prohibited conduct described in section 38-12-1203 against a tenant, the tenant may bring a civil action to seek any one or more of the following remedies:

(a)Compensatory damages for injury or loss suffered;

(b)A civil penalty in an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars for each violation, payable to the tenant;

(c)Costs, including reasonable attorney fees; and

(d)Other equitable relief the court finds appropriate.

(2)Nothing in this part 12 renders the immigration or citizenship status of a tenant relevant to any issue of liability or remedy in a civil action involving a tenant's housing rights. In proceedings or discovery undertaken in a civil action involving a tenant's housing rights, no inquiry shall be permitted into the tenant's imm

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(1) If a landlord engages in prohibited conduct
described in section 38-12-1203 against a tenant, the tenant may bring a civil action
to seek any one or more of the following remedies:

(a) Compensatory damages for injury or loss suffered;

(b) A civil penalty in an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars for each
violation, payable to the tenant;

(c) Costs, including reasonable attorney fees; and

(d) Other equitable relief the court finds appropriate.

(2) Nothing in this part 12 renders the immigration or citizenship status of a
tenant relevant to any issue of liability or remedy in a civil action involving a
tenant's housing rights. In proceedings or discovery undertaken in a civil action
involving a tenant's housing rights, no inquiry shall be permitted into the tenant's
immigration or citizenship status unless:

(a) The claims or defenses raised by the tenant place the tenant's
immigration or citizenship status directly in contention; or

(b) The person seeking to make the inquiry demonstrates by clear and
convincing evidence that the inquiry is necessary in order to comply with federal
law.

(3) If a civil action is commenced pursuant to this section, any party to the
civil action may demand a trial by jury.