HB 21-1121 Summary

• Requires summons in eviction cases to include expanded notice to tenants explaining default judgment consequences, filing requirements, and the ability to assert repair-related defenses to nonpayment claims.

• Delays writ of restitution execution in residential tenancies by at least ten days after judgment entry, and restricts execution to daytime hours between sunrise and sunset.

• Limits residential rent increases to once per twelve-month period of consecutive occupancy, regardless of written agreement status or tenancy type.

• Requires sixty days' written notice for rent increases in residential month-to-month or no-agreement tenancies, and prohibits landlords from evicting tenants primarily to circumvent rent increase restrictions.

• Declares the act necessary for immediate preservation of public peace, health, or safety.