Tenants Facing Eviction Will Have Their Day In Court
On Monday, October 21st, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that tenants facing eviction have the right to a jury trial when there are factual disputes in an eviction case. "With this decision, renters will finally be entitled to an opportunity to have their side of a dispute heard before a jury of their peers." - Jack Regenbogen, CPLP Deputy Executive ...
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No More Bias, No More Barriers: What the (RAFA) Means for You
After having their mobile home park sold, rent rates hiked 70% and a series of frustrations such as water supply interruptions, residents of a local mobile home park north of Gunnison took legal action against their new owners and last week secured an initial victory in the case. Gunnison District Court granted the residents of Ski Town Village mobile home park, ...
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Domestic Violence & Housing Justice
In one of Denver’s most desirable neighborhoods, the Lower Highlands, 40-year-old Jessica Puzio was home when she heard a knock at her front door last fall. The elderly couple on her doorstep wanted to see the duplex rental they found on Craigslist at her address. “I had no idea what they were talking ...
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Evictions spiking as assistance, protections disappear
Jada Riley thought she had beaten homelessness. The 26-year-old New Orleans resident was finally making a steady income cleaning houses during the pandemic to afford a $700-a-month, one-bedroom apartment. But she lost nearly all her clients after Hurricane Ida hit last year. ...
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Colorado tried to protect people who live in mobile home parks. A ...
The new owner of the renamed Ski Town Village hasn’t filled the potholes, cut the trees that threaten to fall on homes, or fixed the spotty water supply. But he has raised rents by 73%.
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Zornio: Colorado renters need better protections and more enforcement
The Marshall fire underscores the need for stronger efforts toward fair, safe and equitable housing. It's best for landlords and tenants alike.
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Investors are Buying Mobile Home Parks. Residents are Paying a Price.
Across the country, corporate landlords are expanding manufactured housing portfolios and driving up rents, pushing longtime residents out.
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Can Colorado Keep Mobile Home Affordable?
Heather Malone holds her daughter Caoimhe, 4, outside their home in the Golden Hills Park for Mobile Homes in Golden on March 9, 2022. Heather and her family have lived at Golden Hills for almost a decade. Colorado lawmakers recently introduced a bill that would add greater protections to mobile home residents throughout the state. The biggest piece of …
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Colorado Is One of the Worst States for Renters, but Is It Getting Better?
Colorado Is One of the Worst States for Renters, but Is It Getting Better? “Colorado is one of the worst states in the country for renters,” state Representative Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez pronounced during a legislative hearing this past session. “This was a problem before COVID, but the ...
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These Colorado mobile home residents tried twice to buy their park. Will the third time be the charm?
When Ken Erwin first heard about efforts this past summer among his fellow homeowners to purchase their Golden mobile home park, he counted himself skeptical.
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Tenants at Clarkson Lodge given an extension to move out; Colorado Poverty Law Project steps in
Relief came just before the eleventh hour for tenants at the Clarkson Lodge, many of whom had been preparing to move out with short notice.
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What State Leaders & Community Advocates Are Saying about New Laws Making Communities More Affordable, Expanding Access to Critical Behavioral Health Support
Today, in Fort Collins, Boulder, and Greeley, Governor Jared Polis joined bill sponsors and community leaders in housing, and behavioral health care providers to sign legislation saving......
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