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Colorado Revised Statutes Title 29. Government Local § 29-20-111. Local government residential occupancy limits--short title--legislative declaration--definition

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) The short title of this section is the “HOME (Harmonizing Occupancy Measures Equitably) Act”.

(2) The general assembly finds and declares that occupancy limits and the increased availability of housing are matters of mixed statewide and local concern.

(3) A local government shall not limit the number of people who may live together in a single dwelling based on familial relationship. Local governments retain the authority to implement residential occupancy limits based only on:

(a) Demonstrated health and safety standards, such as international building code standards, fire code regulations, or Colorado department of public health and environment wastewater and water quality standards; or

(b) Local, state, federal, or political subdivision affordable housing program guidelines.

(4) As used in this section, “local government” means a home rule or statutory city, home rule or statutory county, town, territorial charter city, or city and county.

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