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Colorado · Through Colorado Revised Statutes 2026

C.R.S. § 24-34-508: Relief authorized.

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  1. Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE
  2. Article 34 - Department of Regulatory Agencies
  3. Part 5 - HOUSING PRACTICES

(1) In addition to the relief authorized by section 24-34-306 (9), the commission may order a respondent who has been found to have engaged in an unfair housing practice:

(a) To rehire, reinstate, and provide back pay to any employee or agent discriminated against because of his obedience to this part 5;

(b) To take affirmative action regarding the granting of financial assistance as provided in section 24-34-502 (1)(b) or the showing, sale, transfer, rental, or lease of housing;

(c) To make reports as to the manner of compliance with the order of the commission;

(d) To reimburse any person who was discriminated against for any fee charged in violation of this part 5 and for any actual expenses incurred in obtaining comparable alternate housing, as well as any storage or moving charges associated with obtaining such housing;

(e) To award actual damages suffered by the aggrieved person and injunctive or other equitable relief;

(f) (I) To pay a civil penalty in the following amount:

(A) No more than ten thousand dollars if the respondent has not been adjudged to have committed a prior discriminatory housing practice;

(B) No more than twenty-five thousand dollars if the respondent has been adjudged to have committed another discriminatory housing practice during the five-year period ending on the date of the filing of the charge; or

(C) No more than fifty thousand dollars if the respondent has been adjudged to have committed two or more discriminatory housing practices during the seven-year period ending on the date of the filing of the charge.

(II) The commission shall require a respondent to pay, in addition to any award of damages pursuant to section 24-34-505.6, a civil penalty to the plaintiff pursuant to this subsection (1)(f) in an amount of at least five thousand dollars if:

(A) The respondent is found to have engaged in a violation of section 24-34-502 (1)(h), (1)(l), (1)(m), (1)(n), (1)(o), (1)(p), or (1)(r); and

(B) The violation concerns discrimination on the basis of an individual's use of a housing subsidy, as defined in section 38-12-902 (1.7).

(2) In addition to the relief authorized by the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, an individual with a disability who has suffered an unfair housing practice based on his or her disability is entitled to the relief set forth in section 24-34-802.

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