Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-511

Current through Chapter 67 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 38-12-511 - Application
(1) Unless created to avoid its application, this part 5 shall not apply to any of the following arrangements:
(a) Residence at a public or private institution, if such residence is incidental to detention or the provision of medical, geriatric, education, counseling, religious, or similar service;
(b) Occupancy under a contract of sale of a dwelling unit or the property of which it is a part, if the occupant is the purchaser, seller, or a person who succeeds to his or her interest;
(c) Occupancy by a member of a fraternal or social organization in the portion of a structure operated for the benefit of the organization;
(d) Transient occupancy in a hotel or motel that lasts less than thirty days;
(e) Occupancy by an employee or independent contractor whose right to occupancy is conditional upon performance of services for an employer or contractor;
(f) Occupancy by an owner of a condominium unit or a holder of a proprietary lease in a cooperative;
(g) Occupancy in a structure that is located within an unincorporated area of a county, does not receive water, heat, and sewer services from a public entity, and is rented for recreational purposes, such as a hunting cabin, yurt, hut, or other similar structure;
(h) Occupancy under rental agreement covering a residential premises used by the occupant primarily for agricultural purposes; or
(i) Any relationship between the owner of a mobile home park and the owner of a mobile home situated in the park.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit remedies available elsewhere in law for a tenant to seek to maintain safe and sanitary housing.

C.R.S. § 38-12-511

L. 2008: Entire part added, p. 1827, § 3, effective September 1.