Landlord-Tenant Help in Colorado Springs
When a lease goes wrong, it usually goes wrong fast. Rent stops coming in, a repair request sits unanswered, or a move-out ends in a fight over the deposit. Colorado’s landlord-tenant laws have changed a lot in the last few years, and the rules that applied to your last lease may not apply to this one.
Proper Tea Law helps both landlords and tenants in Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region understand where they stand and resolve the problem without making it bigger than it needs to be.
How we help landlords
Lease review and updates so your lease reflects current Colorado law on fees, deposits, and disclosures
Nonpayment and lease violations, including the written notices Colorado requires before an eviction case can be filed
Evictions, from the demand notice through the court process in El Paso County
Security deposit decisions: what you can deduct, how to document it, and the deadlines that apply
Fair housing and accommodation requests, including assistance animals
How we help tenants
Repairs and habitability: what Colorado’s warranty of habitability requires and what to do when a landlord doesn’t respond
Security deposits that weren’t returned or were reduced without a proper explanation
Eviction notices: what the notice means, what deadlines apply, and what options you have
Fees and rent terms that may not comply with Colorado’s newer rental laws
Breaking a lease, including early termination rights that apply in specific situations such as military orders
What to know about Colorado rental law
Notice comes first. For most residential leases, a landlord must give a written demand with 10 days’ notice before filing an eviction case for unpaid rent (C.R.S. 13-40-104).
Deposits have strict rules. Since January 1, 2026, a landlord generally must return a tenant’s security deposit, less any lawful deductions explained in writing, within 30 days after the lease ends, unless the lease allows a longer period of up to 60 days. A landlord who wrongfully keeps a deposit can owe three times the amount wrongfully withheld, plus attorney fees and court costs, after the tenant gives the required seven-day notice (C.R.S. 38-12-103, as amended by HB25-1249).
The rules keep changing. New laws on rental fees, deposits, tenant screening, and eviction grounds took effect in 2024, 2025, and 2026. A lease that was fine a few years ago may need updating.
Why Proper Tea Law
You work directly with attorney Joel Nath, not a rotating team. Joel spent nearly a decade in Colorado Springs real estate before law school, so he understands the practical side of owning and renting property here. Consultations are free, and we aim to respond the same business day.
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