Colorado Eviction Forms
Why eviction?
The rent is not paid, the lease terms were violated and your tenant is breaking the law. No landlord enjoys the process, but a legal eviction is a valuable tool for protecting your property and your investment.
How eviction works
Eviction starts with using the right forms and getting educated about the eviction process. Eviction is a series of legal steps that must be completed on time and in order. Bradford’s books and Colorado-specific legal forms provide the most up-to-date paperwork to complete the process, including notices to quit, summons, complaints and orders for judgment.
Educating Yourself About Eviction
Conducting an eviction might sound easy, but Colorado law gives tenants significant rights. If you don’t follow the legal eviction process exactly, tenants can object and lengthen their stay in your property. Whether you are a new landlord, an attorney or an experienced property manager, the Landlord and Tenant Guide to Colorado Leases and Evictions gives you the most up-to-date legal information, a detailed explanation of lease clauses, and a step-by-step guide through the eviction process.
Whether you have a tenant who is defaulting on the lease or you just want to end a month-to-month tenancy, there are Colorado legal forms to relay your message.
The Demand for Compliance or Possession is used to serve a tenant with notice that a problem exists and demands that the Tenant either comply with the obligation or vacate the premises. The Demand is sometimes referred to as a “3 Day Notice.”
The Notice to Vacate is used by a landlord to notify tenants that their periodic tenancy is ending and it is time to leave. With this type of notice, the Tenant has not done anything “wrong,” the landlord is simply ending the tenant’s occupancy of the premises. The Notice to Vacate is typically used to terminate a month-to-month tenancy. Note that this form cannot be used if the parties have a lease specifying a specific term of tenancy (e.g., “Lease Term begins on October 1, 2011 and ends on July 31, 2012)
There are very strict requirements relating to service of these documents. It is essential that the FED (Forcible Entry and Unlawful Detainer) Laws be strictly complied with. For more information regarding the eviction process, you may wish to consult the Landlord & Tenant Guide to Colorado Leases and Evictions, 4th Edition.
