Special Legal Topics

The Colorado Civil Rights Division (CCRD) is charged with enforcement of the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA). CADA prohibits discrimination based on protected class in employment, housing, and places of public accommodation.

Includes information for renters, landlords & homeowners, vacancy rates & foreclosure reports, needs assessments, housing data, and more.

Plain language guide on various aspects of landlord tenant laws in Colorado.

Colorado Poverty Law Project is a Denver-based organization that connects low-income individuals with free legal services to fight evictions and housing injustice. They also offer a monthly free legal clinic and know your rights seminars.

From Legal Services Corporation. An online tool that allows users to explore the entire legal process of eviction – from pre-filing to post-judgment – in communities across the country.

From the Justice Center. This pamphlet contains information on legal assistance, eviction laws, and other housing resources. Available in English, Korean, and Spanish.

From the City of Colorado Springs. Includes information on housing programs as well as links to the Fair Housing and the Landlord Tenant Rights brochures.

We enforce fair housing laws; conduct training, outreach and compliance monitoring; and work with state and local agencies to administer fair housing programs.

From the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. This booklet explains Fair Housing laws.

De Departamento de los E.E.U.U.para la Vivienda y el Desarrollo Urbano.

Brochure from Denver Metro Fair Housing Center.

Brochure from Denver Metro Fair Housing Center.

Brochure from Denver Metro Fair Housing Center

From the Colorado Poverty Law Project. This free website helps landlords and renters in Colorado understand their legal rights and responsibilities. Check to see if your rental home is unsafe, create a letter to notify a landlord, use our step-by-step guide to figure out your next step, or learn about the law.

Information from Colorado Legal Services on a variety of housing related topics including: evictions, foreclosures, landlord/tenant matters, mobile home parks, and HOAs.

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The Independence Center is a local nonprofit organization that provides traditional and self-directed home health care, independent living, and advocacy services for people with disabilities. These services range from providing peer support, skills classes, and employment assistance to individuals and advocacy to affect change within and outside the disabilities system.

From the Colorado Law Project at the University of Denver.

From the Justice Center. View videos on a variety of landlord tenant topics.

From NOLO.

From NOLO.

Residents are invited to “Renter's Rights 101”, a FREE 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, Brothers Redevelopment, and PPLD. Visit the link above to register.

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.

From the Justice Center. View a sample of a mutual rescission of lease and a warranty of habitability letter.