Colorado security deposit itemization
A Colorado landlord must send the itemized statement within 30 days after move-out. Miss it and the right to deduct anything is gone. The generator checks the deadline, the delivery method and the documentation as you fill it in.
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What Colorado requires
- Deadline
- 30 days after the lease ends or the tenant surrenders the premises, whichever is later; a lease may extend this to no more than 60 days.
- Delivery
- Send the statement to the tenant's last known address or to any email address you have actual notice of; the refund goes by mail or, with consent, secured electronic transfer.
- If it is late
- Wrongful retention: treble the amount withheld plus attorney's fees and costs, once the tenant's seven-day demand has gone unanswered. Keeping 125% or more of actual damages is presumed unreasonable.
- Also
- Hold a walk-through if either side asks, and send photographs, inspection reports, receipts or estimates within 14 days of the tenant's written request; a missed request counts as wrongful withholding.
- Statute
- C.R.S. § 38-12-103 (as amended by HB25-1249, eff. Jan. 1, 2026)
What goes on the statement
The deposit and the date it was received, each deduction with a specific description and amount, the total withheld, and the refund or balance owed. Colorado landlords also record how and when the statement was sent, because the deadline is measured to that date. Damage lines should say what was damaged and how, not just a room name: a tenant, and a judge, can tell a burn mark from carpet wear.
Interest, a separate deposit account, receipts, photographs and a sworn attestation are only required in some states. The generator shows the fields Colorado needs and leaves out the ones it does not.
Colorado deposit FAQ
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