Colorado HB 24-1098: "Just Cause" Eviction Bill Passed

[Laura S.]

Unfortunately, Colorado has just passed HB 24-1098, the "just cause" eviction bill, which requires landlords to offer lease renewals to their tenants unless one of a few specific criteria are met (if the property is going to be sold, substantially repaired, or renovated, or if the landlord’s family plans to move in - but basically you can't put it up for rent to anyone else for at least 90 days). I am horrified by this overreach, and trying to figure out my best path forward. Luckily I only have one rental property in Colorado, but it's my second home where I rent out a room rather than the whole house, so it's really important to me to be able to give reasonable notice to a tenant that isn't working out, since I have to share the house with them when I am there.

How are others responding to this? I am considering switching the property to six-month lease terms, so that I maintain the choice of whether to keep renewing...

Full details of the bill here: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb24-1098

[Kelly Sennholz]

Quote from @Sean Barry:

This is a huge overreach on the part of the government. As a property owner one of the few rights I enjoy is to do with the property that I pay for, maintain, and pay property taxes on is to choose to whom I rent the property. If I have had a negative tenant experience (late payments, hostility, drug use, damaging property, etc) one of the options available is for me not to release. I incentivize my tenant to be a better tenant as they know I have the right to not release to them and they generally don’t want to go through the hassle of relocating. I really cannot figure out what the state here in Colorado is trying to achieve in stripping property owners of that right. 

Yes, it is UTTERLY OUTRAGEOUS and CAN. NOT. STAND. 

I cannot believe more people are not furious.