Colorado § 31-35-609 - Default in payment - penalty.
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§ 31-35-609. Default in payment - penalty.
Failure to pay any installment, whether of principal or interest, when due shall cause the whole of the unpaid principal to become due and collectible immediately, and the whole amount of the unpaid principal and accrued interest shall thereafter draw interest at the rate of one percent per month or fraction of a month until the date of sale, as provided in section 31-35-611. At any time prior to the date of sale, the owner may pay the amount of all unpaid installments, with interest at one percent per month or fraction of a month, and all penalties accrued and shall thereupon be restored to the right thereafter to pay in installments in the same manner as if default had not been suffered. The owner of any property not in default as to any installment or payment may at any time pay the whole of the unpaid principal with the interest accruing to the maturity of the next installment of interest or principal.
Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1266, § 1, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 31-35-509 as it existed prior to 1975.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 31-35-609 ("Default in payment - penalty.") 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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