Housing is a top priority this legislative session. But how to create affordable housing in the state — and how much of a role the legislature should play in that discussion — depends on who you ask. via Meghan_Lopez
The topic is so important to the Democratic leadership that Governor Jared Polis mentioned it no fewer than 20 times in his annual State of the State address last month.
Mabrey says one of his eviction defense colleagues recently worked on a case where a tenant was evicted after rebuking the sexual advances of her landlord.House Bill 23-1171 says tenants who are following the rules and paying their rent on time should be able to continue to live in their apartment. The group also believes this bill would prohibit month-to-month leases and would make it impossible to get a tenant who is a disruption to their neighbors but who isn’t necessarily violating rules to lease.Eviction protections for residential tenants
The Colorado Banker’s Association, Colorado Association of Home Builders and Colorado Concern are among the opponents of this legislation, which will face its first committee hearing Tuesday.A third bill making its way through the state legislature stipulates that rental agreements cannot include certain provisions.Colorado already has a few provisions in place to regulate what can and cannot appear in a rental agreement in the state. This bill aims to add on to that list.
This means cities and counties would have the right to try to buy apartment buildings and multifamily units before real estate groups or other investors. “We need to preserve affordable housing and communities, and I think this bill does exactly what's been a challenge for so many local governments,” he said.
“We would have applied judiciously and very quickly to the Division of Housing to tap into some of their existing grant funding,” he said.
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