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Council committee advances Adams County IGA with Colorado Legal Services for eviction prevention
Summary
Emma Knight, homelessness division manager, presented a proposed intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with Adams County to continue Colorado Legal Services' eviction-prevention clinic through December 2026; the committee agreed to advance the IGA to study session after questions about eligibility and capacity.
Emma Knight, manager of the homelessness division, presented an IGA with Adams County to continue funding Colorado Legal Services’ eviction prevention project through December 2026. Knight described the program as an eviction-focused legal clinic that provides assistance with demand notices, notice to quit, court papers and tenant education on habitability and tenant rights.
Knight said the program began in 2018, renewed in 2021 and lapsed at the end of 2024; the proposed IGA would resume the partnership through December 2026. She said Aurora’s contribution has been $25,000 in recent years and that those funds come from marijuana-related revenue in the city budget. Knight reported 2024 program activity included 265 cases across all participating jurisdictions, with Aurora registering 41 households served in 2024; Colorado Legal Services provided full legal representation in four of those Aurora cases. For 2025 Knight said Colorado Legal Services had already closed 88 Aurora cases and was managing 199 open Aurora cases.
Council members asked about eligibility and intake capacity. Council Member Lawson said a constituent reported Colorado Legal Services was not accepting cases; Knight and other staff said intake is determined case by case and that the program has qualification criteria and capacity limits. A staff follow-up noted Colorado Legal Services had reviewed a constituent’s case and, where the program could not help, provided referrals to other resources. Council members asked staff to provide the IGA eligibility criteria and other intake details at study session.
A committee member said “I do second it” and another said they supported advancement; the committee moved the IGA forward to study session for additional review.
