SB 20-224: Immigrant Tenant Protection Act

• Prohibits landlords from January 1, 2021 onward from demanding, requesting, or collecting information about a tenant's immigration or citizenship status, except when the landlord is also the employer and needs information required by state or federal employment law.

• Prohibits landlords from disclosing or threatening to disclose tenant immigration or citizenship information to any person, entity, or law enforcement agency.

• Prohibits landlords from harassing, intimidating, retaliating against, interfering with, or refusing to rent to tenants based solely or in part on their immigration or citizenship status.

• Allows tenants to bring civil actions for violations, with remedies including compensatory damages, civil penalties up to $2,000 per violation, attorney fees, and other equitable relief.

• Exempts landlords who must comply with legal obligations under federal, state, or local law, subpoenas, warrants, court orders, or who request financial qualification information applied equally to all prospective tenants.