CO SB184

Landlords cannot consider rental or credit history older than 7 years when evaluating rental applications and must comply with income-related restrictions on prospective tenants.

Landlords cannot inquire about or consider a prospective tenant's income amount except to verify it equals or exceeds 200% of the annual rent cost for tenants without housing subsidies, or 200% of the tenant-paid portion for subsidized tenants.

Landlords cannot require security deposits exceeding two months of rent.

Violations of income inquiry restrictions constitute unlawful discrimination and result in an initial $50 penalty plus a $2,500 statutory penalty to the aggrieved party, plus economic damages, court costs, and attorney fees.

Tenants can assert as an affirmative defense in eviction proceedings that a landlord violated anti-discriminatory housing laws under Part 5 of Article 34 of Title 24.