{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-38-12-1306","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 38-12-1306","heading":"Affirmative defense.","body":"If a landlord fails to comply with this part 13, a tenant may assert the landlord's failure as an affirmative defense for a tenant to an eviction proceeding. If a tenant asserts such an affirmative defense, and the landlord cannot demonstrate by a preponderance of the evidence that the landlord has complied with this part 13, the court shall dismiss the eviction proceeding.","path":["Title 38 - PROPERTY - REAL AND PERSONAL","Article 12 - Tenants and Landlords","Part 13 - FOR CAUSE EVICTION POLICY"],"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":"3e226eb50cdcbe8120317b7686fbc7a42c005b49b5284ceabeccc8abb360e054","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-38-12-1305","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-38-12-1307"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}