Colorado Active-Duty Landlord Occupancy 45-Day Nonrenewal Notice
COLORADO ACTIVE-DUTY LANDLORD OCCUPANCY 45-DAY NONRENEWAL NOTICE
Before you use this: This is the shorter notice route for a landlord who is an individual on active military duty for the United States military forces or the spouse of such an individual and plans to occupy the home. Check that C.R.S. Part 13 covers the tenancy, the rental term is ending, and the active-duty and occupancy facts are true. Deliver the notice in the tenant's known primary language.
Date: [__/__/____]
To each known tenant: [FULL NAME(S)]
Premises: [STREET ADDRESS, UNIT, CITY, COUNTY, COLORADO ZIP]
Landlord or authorized agent: [FULL NAME, MAILING ADDRESS, PHONE]
Notice and possession date
I give notice that I will not renew the rental agreement for these premises. I plan to occupy this home as my residence when its current rental term ends. I am ☐ an individual on active military duty for the United States military forces ☐ the spouse of such an individual. This is a no-fault notice under C.R.S. § 38-12-1303(3)(c)(I)-(II).
Current rental term ends: [__/__/____]. Date of proper service: [__/__/____]. Date at least 45 days after proper service: [__/__/____].
You may remain under the same terms of the existing rental agreement during the notice period. Please deliver possession, keys, and access devices by [__/__/____] at [TIME]. This date is at least 45 days after proper service and no earlier than the end of the current rental term. If service occurs later than anticipated, the possession date must be extended accordingly.
Legal and factual basis
Landlord's active-duty status or spouse's status: [NAME, RELATIONSHIP, SERVICE STATUS, AND RECORD SUPPORTING THE STATEMENT]
Landlord's current residence and plan to move into these premises: [SPECIFIC FACTS AND PLANNED MOVE DATE]
No substantially equivalent unit is vacant and available to house me in the same building. I plan to move into these premises within three months after you vacate. I will not list them for long-term or short-term rental for at least 90 days after the required vacate date. If these facts or my eligibility for the 45-day route change, I will reassess this notice before seeking possession.
Mediation right: If you receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) under Title II, or cash assistance through Colorado Works, you have a right to mediation before the landlord files an eviction complaint in court. Contact me at the address above to request mediation or seek assistance about that right.
If you do not leave after a valid notice period, I may ask a court for possession. This notice itself is not a court order.
Landlord or authorized agent signature: [________________________________]
Printed name and capacity: [________________________________]
Date signed: [__/__/____]
Service record
Tenant served: [FULL NAME]. Language delivered: [LANGUAGE]. Date and time of service: [__/__/____, TIME].
Method:
- ☐ Delivered to a known tenant occupying the premises.
- ☐ Left with [NAME], a resident or person in charge older than 15, at [LOCATION].
- ☐ Posted conspicuously at [LOCATION] after unsuccessful personal-service attempts on two separate days: [DATE/TIME 1] and [DATE/TIME 2]; no one was on the premises.
- ☐ Tenant previously gave notice of victim-survivor status; after three unsuccessful personal-service attempts [DATES/TIMES], posted at [LOCATION] and sent by ☐ certified mail ☐ commercial courier with proof of delivery, tracking [NUMBER]. Attach the proof.
Server name and signature: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]
Sources and References
About this template
- Last updated
- November 10, 2026
- Citations checked
- November 10, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Colorado
- Category
- Landlord & Tenant
Legal authority
- C.R.S. § 38-12-1302(1)
- C.R.S. § 38-12-1303(3)(c)(I)-(II), (5)
- C.R.S. § 13-40-106(1)-(3)
- C.R.S. § 13-40-108(1)-(2)
Landlord-tenant paperwork governs who can stay in a property, on what terms, and what happens when something goes wrong. Leases, notices to quit, security deposit demands, and habitability complaints all have state and often city-specific requirements for timing, content, and service. Getting the paperwork right is what makes an eviction actually succeed or a security deposit actually come back, because judges regularly dismiss cases over small procedural mistakes.
Not legal advice
This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on November 10, 2026.
C.R.S. § 38-12-1302(1) (checked November 10, 2026): "This part 13 applies to every residential premises in the state; except that this part 13 does not apply to:"
C.R.S. § 38-12-1303(3)(c)(II) (checked November 10, 2026): "If the landlord is an individual on active military duty for the United States military forces or a spouse of such an individual"
C.R.S. § 38-12-1303(3)(c)(II) (checked November 10, 2026): "at least forty-five days before the date by which the tenant must vacate the residential premises"
C.R.S. § 38-12-1303(3)(c)(I)(A), (C)-(D) (checked November 10, 2026): "No substantially equivalent unit is vacant and available to house the landlord or the landlord's family member in the same building"
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