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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
As used in this part 12, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) “Dwelling unit” means a structure or the part of a structure that is used as a home, residence, or sleeping place by a tenant. “Dwelling unit” includes a mobile home, as defined in section 38-12-201.5(2).
(2) “Immigration or citizenship status” means a person's actual or perceived immigration or citizenship status.
(3) “Landlord” means the owner, manager, lessor, or sublessor of a residential premises.
(4) “Rental agreement” means any agreement, written or implied by law, between a landlord and a tenant embodying the terms and conditions concerning the use and occupancy of a residential premises.
(5) “Residential premises” means a structure of which one or more dwelling units are part, including any immediately surrounding property that is owned by or subject to the exclusive control of a person who controls such a dwelling unit.
(6)(a) “Tenant” means a person entitled under a rental agreement to occupy a dwelling unit to the exclusion of others.
(b) “Tenant” includes a prospective tenant or any other person seeking to occupy a dwelling unit to the exclusion of others.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Colorado Revised Statutes Title 38. Property Real and Personal § 38-12-1202. Definitions - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-38-property-real-and-personal/co-rev-st-sect-38-12-1202/
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