Free Blank Colorado Rental Application (2026)

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Colorado rules that this document follows

Application fee limit	actual costSource: Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-903(1) (fee limited to landlord's actual cost of screening or average per-applicant cost; must be uniform for all applicants)
Refund rule	Unused portion must be refunded within 20 days; no fee may be charged if the applicant provides a portable tenant screening report (§ 38-12-902); landlord must give an itemized receipt (§ 38-12-903(3))Source: Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-903(1) (fee limited to landlord's actual cost of screening or average per-applicant cost; must be uniform for all applicants)
Must give applicant a copy of screening report	Yes
Criminal-history questions	Landlord may not consider arrest records, or convictions more than 5 years old (except methamphetamine offenses, sex offenses requiring registration, and homicide/violent felonies); may not consider rental or credit history more than 7 years old; for voucher holders may not require income above 200% of the tenant's rent share.Source: Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-904(1)–(1.5)
Source of income protected	Yes — vouchers and other lawful income must be consideredSource: Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-502(1)(a) (HB 20-1332; landlords with ≤3 units exempt)
Additional protected classes	creed, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, source of income
Written notice before screening	Required — this application contains itSource: Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-903(2)
Reusable screening reports	Must be accepted; no fee may be charged when one is providedSource: Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-904(1.5)

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