CO SB020

Grants the Attorney General authority to enforce additional landlord-tenant laws beginning January 1, 2026, including provisions on rental application fees, security deposits, and the warranty of habitability

Authorizes counties and municipalities to independently initiate civil actions to enforce landlord-tenant laws, with private attorney compensation capped at $500 per hour and up to 10% of monetary awards available for enforcement costs

Allows courts to access suppressed eviction records when the Attorney General is investigating violations of state landlord-tenant law

Creates a receivership mechanism for multifamily residential properties where landlords demonstrate a "pattern of neglect" threatening tenant health, safety, or security (including vermin infestations, inoperative fire equipment, or broken locks)

Receivers must submit remediation plans within 30 days, provide monthly status reports, and cannot raise rents or initiate evictions for pre-receivership nonpayment; receivership may be terminated after 90 days if the landlord satisfies compliance conditions and posts a bond up to 50% of the property's fair market value