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General Information on Evictions and Landlord/Tenant Law

10 Steps to Take to Try to Prevent Your Own Eviction
From The New York Times.

CDC Eviction Moratorium Assistant
From MassAccess and the Suffolk University Law School's Legal Innovation and Technology Lab. Use this form to see if you are covered by the CDC Eviction Moratorium and to produce a declaration to share with your landlord if you are.
Colorado Landlord Tenant Law
Plain language guide on various aspects of landlord tenant laws in Colorado.
Colorado Revised Statutes - Title 38 Property
The Colorado Revised Statutes are all of the laws of a general and permanent nature in the state of Colorado. See Title 38 Property for Landlord and Tenant Laws.
Commercial Leases and Evictions Webinar
From Colorado COVID Legal Relief. This webinar provides practical advice on how small business tenants can work through lease default issues and eviction-related concerns with their landlords.
Consumer Finance Protection Bureau Interim Rule Supporting CDC Moratorium
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today issued an interim final rule in support of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s eviction moratorium. The CFPB’s rule requires debt collectors to provide written notice to tenants of their rights under the eviction moratorium and prohibits debt collectors from misrepresenting tenants’ eligibility for protection from eviction under the moratorium.

Declaration Form for CDC Eviction Moratorium
This declaration is for tenants, lessees, or residents of residential properties who are covered by the CDC’s order temporarily halting residential evictions (not including foreclosures on home mortgages) to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. Under the CDC’s order you must provide a copy of this declaration to your landlord, owner of the residential property where you live, or other person who has a right to have you evicted or removed from where you live. Each adult listed on the lease, rental agreement, or housing contract should complete this declaration. Unless the CDC order is extended, changed, or ended, the order prevents you from being evicted or removed from where you are living through June 30, 2021.

Fair Housing for All - English Booklet
From the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. This booklet explains Fair Housing laws.
Equidad en Vivienda (Fair Housing for All - Booklet in Spanish)
De Departamento de los E.E.U.U.para la Vivienda y el Desarrollo Urbano.
Housing Cases Forms
From the Colorado Judicial Branch. Learn how to respond to an eviction and get the necessary forms.
Housing Related Information - Colorado Legal Services
Information from Colorado Legal Services on a variety of housing related topics including: evictions, foreclosures, landlord/tenant matters, mobile home parks, and HOAs.
Landlord / Tenant Resources
From the Colorado Law Project at the University of Denver.

Renter's Rights - Colorado Legal Services
Publication from Colorado Legal Services outlining basic renter's rights.
Derechos de los arrendatarios - Colorado Legal Serivces
Manual de Colorado Legal Services informando los inquilinos sobre sus derechos fundamentales.

Renters' & Tenants' Rights
From NOLO.
Renter's Rights 101 Workshops
Residents are invited to “Renter's Rights 101”, a FREE online informational session, where participants will learn about a wide variety of topics such as lease basics, reasonable accommodations and modifications, deposits, repairs, eviction, and updates on recent Colorado legislation on housing matters.

This event is brought to you by the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado Legal Services, the Justice Center, and PPLD. Visit the link above to register. Participants will be emailed a MS Teams link after they register.

Upcoming Renter’s Rights workshops:
May 18, 2021 | 6:00 - 8:00 pm
August 24, 2021 | 6:00 - 8:00 pm
November 9, 2021 | 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Renter's Rights Workshops - Recording, Pamphlet and Information
More information from the City of Colorado Springs and Colorado Legal Services regarding the Renter Rights Workshops., including a link to watch a recording of the presentation and the informational pamphlet.
Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions to Prevent the Further Spread of COVID-19
Agency Order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Eviction moratorium from September 4, 2020 thru June 30, 2021; tenants must fall under specific requirements & present a signed declaration of requirements to their landlord (can be found on the last page of the notice).

Requirements include:
— Have an income of $198,000 or less for couples filing jointly, or $99,000 for single filers.
— Demonstrate they have sought government assistance to make their rental payments.
— Affirmatively declare they are unable to pay rent because of COVID-19 hardships.
— Affirm they are making their best effort to make partial payments.
— Affirm they are likely to become homeless if they are evicted.
Tenant Toolkit
From the Justice Center. Informational videos on landlord tenant issues, sample forms and documents, as well as information on their housing ambassador program.