Does Colorado have rent control?

No — Colorado has no statewide rent control or stabilization. Colorado has no statewide rent control and no cap on the size of an increase. Local rent control on private residential property is prohibited by C.R.S. 38-12-301, enacted in 1981, and that prohibition remains fully in force.

Does Colorado preempt local rent control ordinances?

Colorado law bars cities and counties from controlling rent on existing private residential housing, but allows voluntary rent-limiting agreements and, since 2021, inclusionary land-use rules that restrict rents on newly built or redeveloped units when the developer is given alternatives.

Can a landlord raise the rent during a fixed-term lease in Colorado?

Where there is a written agreement, no statutory notice period applies and the lease governs when and how rent changes, except in a mobile home park, where a home owner must receive sixty days' written notice of any rent increase (38-12-204(2)). The one-increase-per-12-months limit of 38-12-702 still applies regardless of lease type.

How often can a landlord raise the rent in Colorado?

Rent may not be increased more than one time in any 12-month period of consecutive occupancy. That holds regardless of whether there is a written rental agreement, the length of the tenancy, or whether the tenancy is fixed-term, month-to-month, or indefinite.

How much notice is required to raise the rent in Colorado?

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Enacted but not yet in force. This page reflects the law in force today. The following measure has been signed and takes effect on the date shown:

SB26-054 (2026) — Already CHAPTERED: on and after January 1, 2027, post-closing occupancy agreements (home-seller rent-backs) become exempt from the two-month security deposit cap of § 38-12-102.5. No other change to the cap. Status: Signed 2026-04-20; the act took effect August 12, 2026, and the exemption itself operates on and after January 1, 2027 per the amended statute's own text. The figures shown do not yet reflect it. (checked August 12, 2026).

Colorado limits how often rent can rise — no more than once in any 12-month period of consecutive occupancy, no matter what kind of lease the tenant has or whether anything is in writing — but sets no limit on how much.

Cited to C.R.S. 38-12-701 (2026 Colorado Revised Statutes, Title 38 — official Office of Legislative Legal Services publication) (1)-(2) and 3 more cited sources · Verified October 1, 2026

For residential tenancies without a written agreement, a landlord must give at least 60 days' written notice of any increase and may not dodge the rule by terminating the tenancy primarily to re-rent at a higher price; tenancies under a written lease follow the lease's own terms on notice, except that a mobile home park must give a home owner sixty days' written notice of any increase. There is no statewide rent control, and local rent control on existing private housing has been prohibited since 1981 — a 2023 repeal attempt died in a Senate committee — though localities may strike voluntary rent-limitation deals with owners and may impose affordable-unit requirements on new construction. The once-per-12-months rule is a frequency limit, not a price cap: no Colorado statute sets a ceiling on the size of an increase, though an increase may not be discriminatory, retaliatory or unconscionable as a way around the for-cause eviction law (C.R.S. 38-12-1307).

Colorado rent increase notice at a glance

Notice — month-to-month	60 days
Varies by increase size	Not addressed by statute
Fixed-term leases	Where there is a written agreement, no statutory notice period applies and the lease governs when and how rent changes, except in a mobile home park, where a home owner must receive sixty days' written notice of any rent increase (38-12-204(2)). The one-increase-per-12-months limit of 38-12-702 still applies regardless of lease type. The 60-day written notice of 38-12-701(2)(a) textually covers residential tenancies WITHOUT a written agreement.
Statewide rent control / stabilization	No
Rent control details	Colorado has no statewide rent control and no cap on the size of an increase. Local rent control on private residential property is prohibited by C.R.S. 38-12-301, enacted in 1981, and that prohibition remains fully in force. The 2023 repeal bill (HB23-1115) passed the House and was postponed indefinitely by a Senate committee on 2023-04-25. The statute excepts VOLUNTARY agreements between a locality and a property owner to limit rent (including deed restrictions for affordable housing), and a locality may not deny a development permit because an applicant declines one; HB21-1117 (2021) separately authorized inclusionary-zoning requirements for NEW or redeveloped construction without touching existing units.
Local rent regulation	Colorado law bars cities and counties from controlling rent on existing private residential housing, but allows voluntary rent-limiting agreements and, since 2021, inclusionary land-use rules that restrict rents on newly built or redeveloped units when the developer is given alternatives.
Frequency limits	Rent may not be increased more than one time in any 12-month period of consecutive occupancy. That holds regardless of whether there is a written rental agreement, the length of the tenancy, or whether the tenancy is fixed-term, month-to-month, or indefinite. The limit is C.R.S. 38-12-702 (HB21-1121, eff. 2021-06-25).

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Notes and caveats

60 days is not universal — The 60-day written notice of 38-12-701(2)(a) textually covers residential tenancies WITHOUT a written agreement — the classic oral month-to-month. Month-to-month arrangements under a written lease are governed by the lease (except mobile home park lots, which always get sixty days' written notice under 38-12-204(2)), though the once-per-12-months frequency limit of 38-12-702 catches every tenancy type.
An anti-avoidance clause — 38-12-701(2)(b) bars a landlord, in a residential tenancy with no written agreement, from serving a notice to terminate with the primary purpose of raising the rent in a way the section does not allow.
The old 21-day rule is nonresidential only — 38-12-701(1)'s 21-day notice survives only for NONRESIDENTIAL tenancies of one to six months with no written agreement.
A 2025 loosening attempt died — HB25-1092, which would have declared fair-market increases per se reasonable, died in House committee on February 19, 2025.
No rent control at either level — with two Colorado twists — No statewide rent control plus a state preemption of local rent control puts Colorado in the same camp as Florida, Illinois, and Ohio. The Colorado twists: localities may strike voluntary rent-limitation agreements with owners, and affordable-unit requirements may be imposed on new or redeveloped construction.

Common questions: Colorado rent increase notice

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How many days' notice must a landlord give before raising rent in Colorado?: 60 days.
Does Colorado have rent control?: No — Colorado has no statewide rent control or stabilization. Colorado has no statewide rent control and no cap on the size of an increase. Local rent control on private residential property is prohibited by C.R.S. 38-12-301, enacted in 1981, and that prohibition remains fully in force.
Does Colorado preempt local rent control ordinances?: Colorado law bars cities and counties from controlling rent on existing private residential housing, but allows voluntary rent-limiting agreements and, since 2021, inclusionary land-use rules that restrict rents on newly built or redeveloped units when the developer is given alternatives.
Can a landlord raise the rent during a fixed-term lease in Colorado?: Where there is a written agreement, no statutory notice period applies and the lease governs when and how rent changes, except in a mobile home park, where a home owner must receive sixty days' written notice of any rent increase (38-12-204(2)). The one-increase-per-12-months limit of 38-12-702 still applies regardless of lease type.
How often can a landlord raise the rent in Colorado?: Rent may not be increased more than one time in any 12-month period of consecutive occupancy. That holds regardless of whether there is a written rental agreement, the length of the tenancy, or whether the tenancy is fixed-term, month-to-month, or indefinite.

Citations

C.R.S. 38-12-701 (2026 Colorado Revised Statutes, Title 38 — official Office of Legislative Legal Services publication) · (1)-(2) (verified 2026) Official source
C.R.S. 38-12-702 (2026 Colorado Revised Statutes, Title 38 — official Office of Legislative Legal Services publication) (verified 2026) Official source
HB21-1121 (official signed act — created 38-12-702, amended 38-12-701) (verified 2026) Official source
C.R.S. 38-12-301 (HB23-1115 repeal attempt — died; official bill record) (verified 2026) Official source

How this record was verified: Direct read of the Colorado Revised Statutes in the 2026 edition published by the General Assembly's Office of Legislative Legal Services (the files for Titles 2, 6, 13 and 38 on olls.info). October 1, 2026: every section the security deposit, rent increase, late fee, entry and eviction answers rest on was read there: C.R.S. §§ 38-12-101 to 38-12-106, 38-12-204, 38-12-207, 38-12-209, 38-12-213, 38-12-222, 38-12-301, 38-12-402, 38-12-503, 38-12-510, 38-12-701, 38-12-702, 38-12-902, 38-12-903, 38-12-1004, 38-12-1301 to 38-12-1307 and 38-12-1502; 13-40-101 to 13-40-123 and 13-6-311; 6-1-737; and 2-4-108. The acts behind them were read on the General Assembly's site, among them SB23-184, HB23-1068, SB21-173, HB21-1121, SB24-094, HB25-1090, HB25-1168, HB25-1240 and HB25-1249, with SB26-054 and HB26-1196 for their January 1, 2027 operative dates. The Colorado Rules of County Court Civil Procedure and forms JDF 99 A and JDF 126 were read on the Judicial Branch's site.