Colorado § 38-12-1202 - Definitions.
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§ 38-12-1202. Definitions.
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.
Source: L. 2020: Entire part added, (SB 20-224), ch. 187, p. 856, § 1, effective June 30.
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