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CO HB1104

Bill

Status

Failed

2/4/2025

Primary Sponsor

Rebecca Keltie

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates new crime of "squatting" defined as occupying a premises without landowner consent, classified as a strict liability offense

  • First offense punishable by fine up to $2,000 plus up to $1,000 per day of unlawful occupation; second or subsequent offenses add up to 6 months jail time

  • Requires courts to issue rulings within 10 days of charges and order immediate vacating upon conviction, with mandatory restitution for property damage and legal fees

  • Allows law enforcement to remove squatters within 24 hours when landowner presents proof of legal ownership, without requiring a court order

  • Bars convicted squatters from recovering any damages from the landowner of the property where they were squatting

Legislative Description

Squatting Prohibited

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Last Action

House Committee on Judiciary Postpone Indefinitely

2/4/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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