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Free Colorado Rental Application Form - Fill Online, Sign & Download the PDF

Colorado has some of the strongest renter-screening rules in the country: application fees are limited to the landlord's actual cost, income requirements are capped at twice the rent, and landlords must accept a portable screening report. Because Colorado bars landlords from considering arrest records and most convictions older than five years, this form leaves out criminal-history questions. Fill it out below with plain-English help on every field, then sign and download your completed PDF free.

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Colorado rental application rules to know

•Colorado sets no flat dollar cap on application fees, but a landlord may charge only what screening actually costs (actual or average cost) and must give you a written disclosure or itemization of that cost (§ 38-12-903).
•If you provide a portable tenant screening report (PTSR) less than 60 days old, the landlord must accept it and cannot charge you an application fee or a fee to access it; landlords must tell you they accept PTSRs before collecting any fee (§ 38-12-902; HB23-1099, with the window extended to 60 days by HB25-1236 effective January 1, 2026).
•A landlord cannot require your income to be more than twice (200% of) the annual rent, and for voucher or subsidy holders that income test applies only to your share of the rent (§ 38-12-904, SB23-184).
•If a landlord screens criminal history, they cannot consider any arrest record at all, and cannot consider convictions more than five years old (narrow exceptions apply for certain serious offenses) (§ 38-12-904).
•If your application is denied, the landlord must give you a written notice stating the reasons within 20 days (§ 38-12-904).
•Colorado sets no statewide cap on the amount of a security deposit.
•Your deposit and any itemized deductions must be returned within 30 days (up to 60 if the lease says so); a willful failure to return it lets you recover triple the amount wrongfully withheld plus attorney fees (§ 38-12-103).
•Source of income, including Section 8 housing vouchers, is a protected class statewide (§ 24-34-502), though the smallest landlords have limited exemptions.

Last reviewed 2026-07-15. General information, not legal advice.

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Frequently asked questions

How much can a Colorado landlord charge to apply?

There is no set dollar limit, but the fee can only cover the landlord's actual (or average) cost of screening you, and they must give you a disclosure or itemization of that cost under § 38-12-903. Charging more than the real screening cost is not allowed.

What is a portable tenant screening report and can it save me the fee?

It is a reusable background and credit report you own and can share with multiple landlords. Under HB23-1099 (with the window extended to 60 days by HB25-1236 effective January 1, 2026), if you hand a Colorado landlord a PTSR that is less than 60 days old, they must accept it and cannot charge you an application fee or a fee to view it.

Can a Colorado landlord require me to earn three times the rent?

No. Under SB23-184 (§ 38-12-904) a landlord cannot require income above 200% of the rent. If you use a voucher or subsidy, that test applies only to the portion of rent you actually pay.

Why doesn't this Colorado form ask about criminal history?

Colorado bars landlords from considering any arrest record at all and from considering convictions more than five years old (with narrow exceptions), so a blanket 'ever convicted' question would surface records a landlord cannot legally use. We leave it off to keep the form safe statewide; a landlord who does screen must follow those limits and send a written denial notice within 20 days.

How big can a security deposit be in Colorado, and when do I get it back?

Colorado does not cap the amount of a security deposit statewide. The landlord must return it within 30 days (or up to 60 if the lease says so); willfully keeping it wrongfully exposes them to triple damages plus attorney fees under § 38-12-103.

Can a Colorado landlord refuse my housing voucher?

Generally no. Source of income, including Section 8, is a protected class statewide under § 24-34-502. Some of the smallest landlords have limited exemptions, so a very small owner may not be required to accept a federal voucher.

More free landlord & tenant forms

For landlords: the tenant application form and the rental verification form.