CO SB094

Establishes comprehensive warranty of habitability requiring landlords to maintain residential premises as fit for human habitation, with landlords owing damages if conditions materially interfere with tenant life, health, or safety.

Sets specific response timelines: landlords must commence remedial action within 24 hours for conditions materially interfering with tenant safety, or 72 hours for other uninhabitable conditions, with rebuttable presumptions of breach if conditions persist beyond 7-14 calendar days.

Requires landlords to provide tenants with comparable dwelling units or hotel rooms at no cost when conditions materially interfere with life, health, or safety, including per diem allowances for extended stays exceeding 48 hours.

Grants tenants multiple remedies including rent deduction rights, lease termination without penalty, rent reduction to zero or 50 percent based on condition severity, and ability to obtain injunctive relief and damages including attorney fees in court.

Prohibits landlord retaliation against tenants for reporting unsafe conditions or exercising habitability rights, with enforcement by the Colorado Attorney General and civil penalties up to $20,000 per violation.