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Regulating Landlords Out of the Market: The Laws Fueling Colorado’s Rental Crisis
Articles, Legal / Legislative,
Regulating Landlords Out of the Market: The Laws Fueling Colorado’s Rental Crisis

Colorado landlords who are not adequately informed about the state’s complex regulatory landscape face significant challenges and potential liability. Tenant Advocacy Groups (TAGs) began imposing new regulations on landlords when they gained control of the Colorado General Assembly. Since... Continue Reading

Postedby Mark Tschetter
Date posted04/1/2025


The Myth Of Computerized Price Fixing In Rental Housing
Industry Newsroom, Legal / Legislative, Tech & AI,
The Myth Of Computerized Price Fixing In Rental Housing

There’s a growing misconception that large residential property management companies charge above market-rate rent by using computerized pricing algorithms. This claim is the basis of both a highly publicized class action lawsuit and a US Department of Justice probe/ PR campaign. The... Continue Reading

Postedby Drew Hamrick
Date posted08/2/2024


Navigating The New Laws that Impact Your Business
Legal / Legislative,
Navigating The New Laws that Impact Your Business

The ever changing legal landscape for property owners and property managers underwent a major shift in 2024. There were more proposed bills in 2024 impacting property management than gun control. It can be difficult to sort through all of the noise of the session, so the goal here is to make you... Continue Reading

Postedby Pete Muccio
Date posted08/2/2024


Key Developments from the 2024 Legislative Session
Industry Newsroom, Legal / Legislative,
Key Developments from the 2024 Legislative Session

A record number of bills were proposed in the Colorado Legislature this year. Of the 705 bills introduced this session, the Colorado Apartment Association (CAA) identified more than a dozen that would have been harmful to rental housing providers. CAA and its lobbyist team HBS minimized the... Continue Reading

Postedby Drew Hamrick
Date posted06/10/2024


Is Homelessness a Housing Problem?
Industry Newsroom, Development, Legal / Legislative,
Is Homelessness a Housing Problem?

This is a big question! We think it needs to start with perception. Homelessness needs to be understood as a problem driven by a lack of access to housing. It is a market failure. People are forced out of stable housing or are unable to access it when housing markets don’t provide... Continue Reading

Date posted01/5/2024


Housing Affordability: Colorado's Atmosphere of Legislative Uncertainty Will Hurt Housing Affordabil
Affordable Housing, Legal / Legislative,
Housing Affordability: Colorado's Atmosphere of Legislative Uncertainty Will Hurt Housing Affordabil

This past summer, millions of people added the term “Atmospheric River,” to their meteorological lexicon. Just one of these flowing columns of condensed water vapor, gliding 10,000 feet overhead and extending over 2,000 miles long, can have an average flow rate 15 times greater... Continue Reading

Postedby Teo Nicolais
Date posted01/5/2024


Dirty Dozen: 12 Passed Laws that have increased the cost of housing in the last 3 years
Legal / Legislative,
Dirty Dozen: 12 Passed Laws that have increased the cost of housing in the last 3 years

The cost of housing has increased dramatically in Colorado. The average cost of buying a house has gone up 49% in the last 5 years (10% per year). The average rent rate has increased 18% over that same period of time (3.6% per year). Perhaps because many people own houses, the increased cost of... Continue Reading

Date posted10/12/2021


What the Supreme Court Ruling Means
Legal / Legislative,
What the Supreme Court Ruling Means

The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had imposed a nationwide moratorium on evictions of any tenants who make certain declarations of financial need. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has issued an Order overturning the CDC eviction order on the... Continue Reading

Date posted10/7/2021


Supreme Court Ends Eviction Moratorium
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Supreme Court Ends Eviction Moratorium

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) forced the United States Supreme Court to legally slap the agency (and the Biden Administration) exceptionally hard in Alabama Association of Realtors, et al. v. Department of Health and Human Services. The Court had performed legal backflips to allow the CDC... Continue Reading

Postedby Drew Hamrick
Date posted10/7/2021


The CDC has released a new order prohibiting evictions until Oct. 3.
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The CDC has released a new order prohibiting evictions until Oct. 3.

The order applies to counties with high COVID-19 cases. While the Order is "new," it is essentially an extension of the previous CDC Order that has been in place since September 2020. Continue Reading

Date posted08/4/2021


2021 Legislative Summary
Articles, Legal / Legislative,
2021 Legislative Summary

Recapping the most challenging legislative session for housing providers in Colorado history The most challenging legislative session for housing providers in Colorado history has now ended. This was the Year of The Crisis. The sheer number of anti-landlord bills, coupled with the erratic nature... Continue Reading

Postedby Drew Hamrick
Date posted07/22/2021


Two New Housing Laws for 2021
Legal / Legislative,
Two New Housing Laws for 2021

You may recall that last summer, our Colorado legislature passed two bills which made “source of income” and “immigration status” protected classes statewide. We want to remind you that these laws have now taken effect as of Jan 1, 2021. If you have not already done so, you... Continue Reading

Postedby Deborah Wilson
Date posted01/14/2021

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