Free Colorado Rent Increase Notice Template

Last reviewed September 2026

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Colorado Rent Increase Notice

A Colorado landlord has to give tenants written notice before rent goes up. How much notice — and whether there’s a cap — is set by statute. Here’s what Colorado’s says.

Colorado rules at a glance

Colorado rules for a Rent Increase Notice
No written lease	60 days. Where there’s no written lease, an increase requires at least 60 days’ written notice, and a notice to quit can’t be used to get around that rule.C.R.S. §38-12-701
Written lease	With a written lease, the lease’s notice terms govern, subject to the once-a-year limit.C.R.S. §38-12-701
Once every 12 months	Rent may not be increased more than once in any 12-month period of consecutive occupancy, whatever the lease says.C.R.S. §38-12-702
Rent cap	Counties and cities are barred from enacting rent control on private residential property.C.R.S. §38-12-301

Rent, late fees & rent increases

Late-fee cap — A late fee can’t be charged until rent is at least 7 calendar days late, can’t exceed the greater of $50 or 5% of the past-due rent (in total, for any one late payment), and must be disclosed in the lease. A landlord can’t evict, or terminate a tenancy, because the tenant hasn’t paid late fees, and a non-compliant lease clause is void (§38-12-105).
Once a year — Rent may not be increased more than once in any 12-month period of consecutive occupancy, whatever the lease says (§38-12-702).
Increase notice — Where there’s no written lease, an increase requires at least 60 days’ written notice, and a landlord can’t serve a notice to quit to get around that rule (§38-12-701). With a written lease, the lease’s notice terms govern, subject to the once-a-year limit.
Total-price rules — Since January 1, 2026, an advertised or offered rent must be shown as a total price that includes mandatory fees (other than actual utility costs), and landlords can no longer charge certain fees — including common-area maintenance fees, property-tax pass-throughs, and payment-processing fees when no free way to pay is reasonably available (C.R.S. §6-1-737, added by HB25-1090).
Rent control — Counties and cities are barred from enacting rent control on private residential property (§38-12-301).

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