{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-38-12-1205","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 38-12-1205","heading":"Remedies.","body":"(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:\n\n(a) Compensatory damages for injury or loss suffered;\n\n(b) A civil penalty in an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars for each violation, payable to the tenant;\n\n(c) Costs, including reasonable attorney fees; and\n\n(d) Other equitable relief the court finds appropriate.\n\n(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:\n\n(a) The claims or defenses raised by the tenant place the tenant's immigration or citizenship status directly in contention; or\n\n(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.\n\n(3) If a civil action is commenced pursuant to this section, any party to the civil action may demand a trial by jury.","path":["Title 38 - PROPERTY - REAL AND PERSONAL","Article 12 - Tenants and Landlords","Part 12 - IMMIGRANT TENANT PROTECTION ACT"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-38.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"53b45c935882095fbf098c42c5061ea99b15a790ad53c1978ffecd2e7cdd4c1d","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-38-12-1204","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-38-12-1301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}