Hi Eric,I too live in Colorado, Denver as a matter of fact and this legislation is unfortunate.  

The reason the Code enforcement people said that is because they jump through hoops to get it condemned and then they add the cost of demo to the back taxes.

You may want to research STR in Raleigh/Durham because I've heard many people say that they are working to pass legislation which would only you to STR if it's your primary residence and allow a certain number within the city.

Homesuite (which gets around the anti-airbnb legislation by being 30+ days only), airbnb, etc.

., There are numerous rumors circulating and there have been numerous proposals put forth, but so far there is no actual legislation or bill pending.  

In some municipalities, there are regulations that require this of the landlord, with the building inspector from code enforcement checking to be sure; when the municipality has no such requirement, you should still make sure all is working if only from a liability standpoint - what would have happened if the tenant or gas company did not notice  when gas was leaking, would you have had a catastrophe?

Then just the day to day power usage, can I tell them or enforce responsible heat/AC use, turning off lights and computers at night somehow?

Or is someone offering something else, like a document that may or may not have enforceable rights?

The legislation here is not conducive to new start-ups and I do not foresee any large employers moving here.

I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice.What I've heard is that what the Missouri Legislature was trying to do was require that the tenants' security deposits be kept in a separate bank account, and not mixed in with a landlord's other funds.However, calling it a "trust" in the legislation technically means you need to get a lawyer and set up a trustee and file some paperwork and a bunch of good stuff that costs at least a few hundred dollars.The landlords I know around the KC area have been taking one of two approaches:1) Set up a separate bank account at the place where you do your landlord banking.