Colorado Condo conversion protections

Condo conversion protections in Colorado

Under C.R.S. § 38-33-112, a developer who converts an existing multiple-unit dwelling into condominium units must, when the declaration is recorded, notify each residential tenant in writing, sent by certified or registered mail with return receipt (complete on mailing to the tenant's last-known address) or delivered in person. That notice is the notice to terminate the tenancy, but a tenancy cannot end before the existing lease expires unless the tenant and the developer both agree. If less than 90 days remain on the lease when the notice is mailed or delivered, or there is no written lease, the developer cannot end the tenancy less than 90 days after the notice unless both agree, and a tenant with less than 90 days left on the lease may hold over for the rest of that 90-day period on the same lease terms if the tenant pays rent on time and meets the other lease conditions. The tenancy can end within the 90 days if the tenant agrees in exchange for the developer paying all moving expenses or other agreed consideration, or if the tenant fails to pay rent on time. Anyone who applies to rent after the declaration is recorded must be told of the recording, and leases signed after recording may allow termination on less than 90 days if they conspicuously disclose the plan to convert. Counties and cities may not adopt or enforce rules that conflict with this notice procedure. Example: if a month-to-month tenant with no written lease gets the notice, the developer cannot end the tenancy until at least 90 days after the notice is mailed or delivered, unless the tenant agrees or stops paying rent on time.

Verified Source: C.R.S. § 38-33-112 · last checked 2026-11-12