Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-202.5

Current through Chapter 123 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 38-12-202.5 - Action for termination
(1) The action for termination shall be commenced in the manner described in section 13-40-110, C.R.S. The property description shall be deemed legally sufficient and within the meaning of section 13-40-110, C.R.S., if it states:
(a) The name of the landlord or the mobile home park;
(b) The mailing address of the property;
(c) The location or space number upon which the mobile home is situate; and
(d) The county in which the mobile home is situate.
(2) Service of summons shall be as specified in section 13-40-112, C.R.S. Service by posting shall be deemed legally sufficient within the meaning of section 13-40-112, C.R.S., if the summons is affixed to the main entrance of the mobile home.
(3) Jurisdiction of courts in cases of forcible entry, forcible detainer, or unlawful detainer shall be as specified in section 13-40-109, C.R.S. Trial on the issue of possession shall be timely as specified in section 13-40-114, C.R.S., with no delay allowed for the determination of other issues or claims which may be severed at the discretion of the trial court.
(4) After commencement of the action and before judgment, any person not already a party to the action who is discovered to have a property interest in the mobile home shall be allowed to enter into a stipulation with the landlord and be bound thereby.
(5) The provisions of section 13-40-110.5 concerning suppression of court records apply to an action for termination.

C.R.S. § 38-12-202.5

Amended by 2020 Ch. 37,§3, eff. 12/1/2020.
L. 79: Entire section added, p. 1385, § 2, effective July 1.

Section 4(2) of chapter 37 (HB 20-1009), Session Laws of Colorado 2020, provides that the act changing this section applies to actions commenced on or after December 1, 2020.