Colorado § 38-12-207 - Security deposits - legal process.
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§ 38-12-207. Security deposits - legal process.
(1) The owner of a mobile home park or the owner's agents may charge a security deposit in an amount not greater than one month's rent.
(2) Legal process, other than eviction, shall be used for the collection of utility charges and incidental service charges other than those provided by the rental agreement.
(3) A security deposit remains the property of the home owner, and a landlord shall deposit each security deposit into a separate trust account to be administered by the landlord as a private trustee. For the purpose of preserving the corpus, the landlord shall not commingle the trust funds with other money; however, the landlord may keep the interest and profits earned from the corpus as compensation for administering the trust account.
Source: L. 73: p. 642, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 58-2-7. L. 81: (1) R&RE, p. 1815, § 5, effective June 9. L. 2020: (1) amended and (3) added, (HB 20-1196), ch. 195, p. 917, § 5, effective June 30.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Colorado Revised Statutes § 38-12-207 cover?
Section 38-12-207 ("Security deposits - legal process.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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