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Colorado expands landlord-tenant enforcement powers and allows receivership for neglected multifamily properties
Summary
Senate Bill 20 extends enforcement authority over landlord-tenant law to the attorney general and local governments and creates a receivership tool for courts to appoint temporary receivers for severely neglected multifamily properties.
Presenters summarized Senate Bill 20 as a noteworthy expansion of enforcement authority for landlord-tenant law. Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, the state attorney general may investigate and enforce most landlord-tenant statutes; counties and municipalities will have related enforcement authority on a phased schedule (presenters said counties gain authority Aug. 6 and cities Jan. 1). The bill also adds a receivership remedy allowing a local government to petition a court, after notice and a hearing, to be appointed as a temporary receiver to repair and bring a multifamily complex into compliance where there is a pattern of neglect (severe vermin, filth or unsafe conditions).
River Heidi described this as a tool to address buildings that pose an ongoing hazard to residents and the public. "...they can take it over temporarily to bring it up to code and into compliance," Heidi said. Presenters advised that municipalities and counties considering using these powers should evaluate legal thresholds and procedural requirements and coordinate with courts and legal counsel.
