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Legal Information: Colorado

Housing Laws

Laws current as of October 24, 2024

Who is a qualified third party?

To end your lease, you will need to give your landlord a letter from a “qualified third party.” This is someone you have gotten help from as a result of unlawful sexual behavior, stalking, domestic violence, or domestic abuse. It includes, but is not limited to, any of the following people:

  • an employee, agent, or volunteer of a victim-survivor service provider;
  • an attorney;
  • a social worker;
  • a licensed doctor or nurse;
  • a religious leader; or
  • a mental health provider.1

1 Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 38-12-401; 38-12-402(2)(a.5)(I)(B)

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