CO HB1127

Landlords may only charge rental application fees to cover actual processing costs, based on either actual expenses incurred or average costs, with fees uniform across all applicants for the same or simultaneously-offered dwelling units.

Landlords must provide prospective tenants with written notice of tenant selection criteria and grounds for application denial before accepting an application or collecting a fee, including any criteria related to criminal history, rental history, credit history, or income.

Landlords cannot consider rental or credit history beyond seven years immediately preceding the application date.

Landlords must provide a written adverse action notice to prospective tenants when denying applications, stating reasons for denial or providing a copy of the screening report if a proprietary screening system was used.

Landlords who violate these provisions are liable to affected applicants for twice the rental application fee amount plus court costs and reasonable attorney fees.