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Colorado · Through Colorado Revised Statutes 2026

C.R.S. § 38-12-1205: Remedies.

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  1. Title 38 - PROPERTY - REAL AND PERSONAL
  2. Article 12 - Tenants and Landlords
  3. Part 12 - IMMIGRANT TENANT PROTECTION ACT

(1) If a landlord engages in prohibited conduct described in section 38-12-1203 against a tenant, the tenant may bring a civil action to seek any one or more of the following remedies:

(a) Compensatory damages for injury or loss suffered;

(b) A civil penalty in an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars for each violation, payable to the tenant;

(c) Costs, including reasonable attorney fees; and

(d) Other equitable relief the court finds appropriate.

(2) Nothing in this part 12 renders the immigration or citizenship status of a tenant relevant to any issue of liability or remedy in a civil action involving a tenant's housing rights. In proceedings or discovery undertaken in a civil action involving a tenant's housing rights, no inquiry shall be permitted into the tenant's immigration or citizenship status unless:

(a) The claims or defenses raised by the tenant place the tenant's immigration or citizenship status directly in contention; or

(b) The person seeking to make the inquiry demonstrates by clear and convincing evidence that the inquiry is necessary in order to comply with federal law.

(3) If a civil action is commenced pursuant to this section, any party to the civil action may demand a trial by jury.

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