Tag: Eviction
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Colorado Supreme Court committee advances tenant-friendly rule change
The Colorado Supreme Court’s Civil Rules Committee advanced a proposal on Friday that would make it easier for tenants facing eviction to respond to and learn about their landlord’s initial court filing. Several members of the committee were torn about the wisdom of the relatively narrow change now headed to the full court. State law…
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Colorado Supreme Court committee debates tenant-friendly eviction proposal
Members of the Colorado Supreme Court’s civil rules committee vigorously debated a proposed rule change last month that would make it easier for tenants facing eviction to respond to and learn about their landlord’s initial court filing. As drafted, the disputed provision would require that a case number be assigned to a landlord’s complaint before…
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Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies evict people from troubled Lakewood home after multiple fires
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The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office carried out a court-ordered eviction Friday afternoon on residents of a troubled Lakewood property that was thrust into the local spotlight after two weekend fires. Police vehicles crowded the front of 8000 W. 10th Ave. Friday, providing a different image than the previous piles of trash and two RVs parked…
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Colorado Supreme Court retracts decision recognizing right to jury trial in eviction cases
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The Colorado Supreme Court took the extraordinary step on Monday of retracting its two-month-old decision recognizing tenants have the right to a jury trial in certain eviction disputes. In a three-page, unsigned order, the Supreme Court explained its prior opinion “rested on a factual premise that the Court has now been advised was inaccurate.” Rather…
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Denver voters let landlords off the hook as early results show Ordinance 305 failing | ELECTION NIGHT 2022
Election night results show Denver voters soundly rejecting a proposal requiring landlords to pay a $75 per year per property to fund legal representation for renters facing eviction. The city has counted 128,937 votes, with just under 60% of voters rejecting the ordinance as of 2:00 p.m. Wednesday. The ordinance was expected to raise just under $12…
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Denver expands eviction legal assistance contracts as Colorado faces acute shortage of housing units
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver City Council on Monday night approved multiple contract amendments that expand the city’s eviction legal resources for low- and moderate-income Denver renters. The contract expansions extend legal defense resources through 2023 with $1.5 million from American Rescue Plan Act funding, according to a news…
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City Council proposal would extend contracts for Denver emergency rental assistance
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council housing committee approved several contracts Wednesday to extend services for the emergency rental assistance program, passing the proposal to the full council for a final vote in the coming weeks. Committee…
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Denver City Council committee OKs free legal representation for residents facing eviction
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council’s housing committee approved an ordinance Wednesday that would provide income-eligible residents with free legal representation for evictions — passing the ordinance on to the full City Council for a vote. The…
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Denver City Council committee to vote on providing legal representation for renters being evicted
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A new ordinance working its way through the Denver City Council would provide income-eligible residents with free legal representation when facing eviction. This comes as the national eviction moratorium is set to expire by the end of next month, leaving tenants unable to pay rent…
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State’s COVID-19 housing assistance program only reaches a fraction of those in need
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado began providing emergency rental assistance to tenants, landlords and homeowners who have been impacted by coronavirus earlier this year, and by the end of September, has distributed millions of dollars, helping around 4,500 households cover housing costs. But, compared to what the Census Bureau…