Colorado § 11-46-106 - Effect of lessee's death or incompetence.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 11-46-106 — Effect of lessee's death or incompetence., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11-46-106. Effect of lessee's death or incompetence.
If a lessor, without written notice or actual knowledge of the death or of a determination of legal incompetence of the lessee, deals with the lessee or the lessee's agent pursuant to a written power of attorney signed by the lessee, the transaction binds the lessor and the estate of the lessee.
Source: L. 59: p. 665, § 7. CRS 53: § 122-8-4. C.R.S. 1963: § 122-7-4. L. 75: Entire section amended, p. 922, § 8, effective July 1; entire section amended, p. 207, § 9, effective July 16. L. 2024: Entire section amended, (HB 24-1381), ch. 350, p. 2388, § 56, effective August 7.
Editor's note: Amendments to this section by Senate Bill 75-135 and Senate Bill 75-453 were harmonized.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 11-46-106 ("Effect of lessee's death or incompetence.") 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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