ColoradoColorado landlords must disclose screening checks and protect eviction records
Starting January 1, 2027, Colorado landlords must explain what they check when screening rental applicants and redact sensitive details from some eviction court documents.
What it does
Landlords must redact sensitive personal details from eviction court documents that may become public. If a court requires those details, landlords may submit them confidentially under court procedures.
Rental applications must describe the information landlords will try to access, the factors they will consider, and any screening service they use. Landlords do not have to disclose fixed disqualification rules.
Argument forRenters could face less risk of identity theft if landlords remove sensitive personal details from court documents that may become public.
Argument againstRenters may still not know the exact rules that could disqualify them, since landlords do not have to disclose fixed disqualifying criteria.
More detail
Starting January 1, 2027, landlords must redact personal identifying information from supporting documents submitted to eviction courts if the documents may become public. The rule covers details such as Social Security and account numbers, birth dates, and driver's license or state identification numbers. Landlords may submit the information confidentially under court procedures if a court requires it. Landlords may include information a court explicitly requires; other supporting documents must still follow the redaction rule. These requirements take effect January 1, 2027.
Starting January 1, 2027, landlords must include screening disclosures in every rental application. This applies to landlords and people applying to rent housing. Applications must identify any third-party screening service the landlord uses. Landlords do not have to adopt or disclose fixed rules that automatically disqualify applicants. This requirement takes effect January 1, 2027.
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- Passed House
- Passed Senate
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History
- 2026
- Jun 2Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- May 20Signed by the Speaker of the HouseMajor
- May 20Signed by the President of the SenateMajor
- May 20Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- May 6Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- May 5Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Apr 30Senate Committee on Local Government & Housing Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1196 to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 27Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government & HousingMinor
- Apr 21House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 15House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Apr 14House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- Mar 26House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Mar 24House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1196, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.017 (Attachment A). Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 11House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed
- Feb 11Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local GovernmentIntroduced
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