The vast majority of lawsuits against Landlords are for wrongful eviction, security deposit disputes, and Fair Housing Violations.

When you renew, you can add a pet deposit with the new lease. 

Consider all the things that could go wrong and see if the lease addresses them: unauthorized pets or tenants, early termination, security deposit, lease violations, late rent, eviction, lawn maintenance, parking, etc.5.

The security deposit is approximately 10% of total repairs so it won't cover most of the damages.

The local store may have a limited selection but you can find more sizes and options on their website.The tenant may very well trash them, but they are inexpensive and can easily be replaced with the deposit.

But if you had a deposit you'd take better care because you want your deposit back.

Hi Everyone,     I am aware Colorado law prevents landlords from charging the tenant's security deposit for the time the landlord spends on repairs (though they can charge materials).

We had our escrow instructions to title telling them they can record when they can put us in second position.. so we were good there.. that was another title claim I made and got paid off.. turns out the bad guy new when our title company had their recording slot and recorded the deed of trust just ahead of us..

I have no responsibilities - other than reading regular reports and (hopefully) depositing checks. 

Banks and credit unions are having to offer very high cd's etc. to get deposits in the banks.