Landlord access to rental property
I have been doing some research on the Tenant/Landlord statues for the state of Colorado and am I to believe there are no statutes regarding notice of access? I've seen for some other states there are statutes that mandate a certain amount of notice, while some others just say "reasonable notice." However, nothing for Colorado at all. Perhaps there are some Denver city/county laws regarding this?
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@Brian Jackson I was curious about this and looked it up online and this was what I found on the link below. Hope this helps.
https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/states/c...
Privacy
While not required by statute, reasonable notice by the landlord for access to the rental property
should be addressed in the lease. A commonly used privacy clause allows a landlord access to the
rental property at reasonable times and with reasonable notice to the tenant to make necessary repairs
or reasonable inspections. Additionally, a landlord has the right to enter a rental unit without notice in
emergencies. (An example of an emergency might be an apartment flooding after the hot water heater
breaks.) If a lease does not include a written clause specifying when the landlord can enter a
rental property, a tenant has exclusive use of the property and does not have to allow the landlord
access. However, if a tenant refuses to allow the landlord entry, the tenant assumes all liability for
damages and repairs to the rental unit, as well as consequential damage to other units.