Colorado security deposit demand letter
Create a Colorado security deposit demand letter using the residential-deposit rules verified July 24, 2026. The form checks the facts that control statutory coverage, the return clock, itemization, notice, and any qualified remedy before it inserts state-law text.
What law governs a residential security deposit in Colorado?
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-103, as amended by 2025 Colo. Sess. The General Assembly’s HB 25-1249 status page confirms enactment; the operative amendments apply beginning January 1, 2026. Verified July 24, 2026. Source: Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-103, as amended by 2025 Colo. Sess. Laws ch. 401 (HB 25-1249).
Source: Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-103, as amended by 2025 Colo. Sess. Laws ch. 401 (HB 25-1249) · Verified July 24, 2026
When is a security deposit or accounting due in Colorado?
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-103(1), as amended, requires disposition within 30 calendar days after termination of the lease or surrender and acceptance of the premises, whichever occurs last. A lease may specify a longer period, but never more than 60 calendar days. Verified July 24, 2026. Source: Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-103(1), as amended.
Source: Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-103(1), as amended · Verified July 24, 2026
What itemization or documentation is required in Colorado?
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-103(1) requires a written statement listing the exact reasons for each retention and return of the balance. The letter requests only the itemization, accounting, and supporting documents required by that rule. Verified July 24, 2026. Source: 2025 Colo. Sess. Laws ch. 401 (HB 25-1249), amending § 38-12-103.
Source: 2025 Colo. Sess. Laws ch. 401 (HB 25-1249), amending § 38-12-103 · Verified July 24, 2026
What remedy may apply if a Colorado landlord does not comply?
Colorado may award three times the amount wrongfully withheld, plus reasonable attorney fees and court costs, only after the tenant gives the required seven-day notice and the landlord fails to cure. Treble damages require wrongful and willful retention; the landlord bears the burden of proving lawful retention. Verified July 24, 2026. Source: Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-103, especially subsection (3), as amended.
Source: Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-103, especially subsection (3), as amended; 2025 Colo. Sess. Laws ch. 401 (HB 25-1249), § 38-12-103 · Verified July 24, 2026
Does Colorado require a demand, delivery method, or prescribed form?
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-103(3), as amended, requires the tenant to give a demand and notice of intent to commence legal proceedings at least seven calendar days before filing. Colorado prescribes no official tenant-demand form or verbatim notice. Verified July 24, 2026. Source: Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-103(3), as amended; Section 38-12-103, especially subsection (3), as amended.
Source: Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-103(3), as amended; Section 38-12-103, especially subsection (3), as amended · Verified July 24, 2026
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-103, as amended by 2025 Colo. Sess. Laws ch. 401 (HB 25-1249), is the principal residential security-deposit return statute. Subsection (3) of Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-103 supplies the seven-day notice, treble-damages, attorney-fee, and court-cost provisions. The General Assembly’s HB 25-1249 status page confirms enactment; the operative amendments apply beginning January 1, 2026.