Notice to Pay Rent or Quit - Colorado
NOTICE TO PAY RENT OR QUIT — COLORADO
Date of notice: [__/__/____]
To tenant(s): [TENANT FULL NAME(S)]
Premises: [STREET ADDRESS, UNIT, CITY, COUNTY, COLORADO ZIP]
Landlord or authorized agent: [NAME]
Rental agreement dated: [__/__/____]
Rent due on: [DAY] of each [MONTH/OTHER PERIOD]
Demand for unpaid rent or possession
You have not paid rent due under the rental agreement for the premises above. The missed rent payments are:
| Rent period and due date | Unpaid rent |
|---|---|
| [PERIOD; DUE DATE] | $[AMOUNT] |
| [PERIOD; DUE DATE] | $[AMOUNT] |
| Total unpaid rent required to cure | $[TOTAL] |
Late fees and other charges are excluded from this rent demand. Failure to pay a late fee alone is not a ground for removal. Any separate claim for a lawful charge must be pursued independently.
Within the selected notice period after service, pay the total unpaid rent stated above or deliver possession of the premises to the landlord. Select and complete one route:
☐ 10 days: standard residential agreement.
☐ 5 days: exempt residential agreement for a single family home where the landlord owns five or fewer single family rental homes and the agreement gives notice that the 10-day period does not apply.
☐ 3 days: employer-provided housing agreement where the employer or its affiliate is the landlord.
☐ At least 30 days: covered dwelling under 15 U.S.C. § 9058(c). This notice also serves as the notice to vacate for that dwelling.
If the unpaid rent is not paid, deliver possession by: [__/__/____] at [TIME] ☐ a.m. ☐ p.m. The selected date and time must allow the full applicable period after service. If you neither pay the rent nor surrender possession by then, the landlord may seek possession through a court action.
Payment accepted at: [NAME AND PHYSICAL ADDRESS / PAYMENT PORTAL]
Payment methods accepted: [METHODS]
Contact for payment or surrender: [PHONE / EMAIL]
Required tenant rights statements
If you receive supplemental security income, social security disability insurance under Title II of the federal Social Security Act, or cash assistance through the Colorado Works program, you have a right to mediation before the landlord files an eviction complaint with the court.
If unlawful sexual behavior, stalking, domestic violence, or domestic abuse caused you to miss a rent payment, you may provide the landlord with documentation of the unlawful sexual behavior, stalking, domestic violence, or domestic abuse and are entitled to a repayment plan that allows you to repay the unpaid rent over a period not exceeding nine months.
Landlord, agent, or attorney signature: [SIGNATURE]
Printed name and capacity: [NAME / CAPACITY]
Date signed: [__/__/____]
Certificate of service
Notice language supplied: [LANGUAGE]
Tenant's known or reasonably known primary language: [LANGUAGE]
Served on: [__/__/____] at [TIME] by [SERVER NAME]
☐ Delivered to a known tenant occupying the premises: [NAME].
☐ Left with [NAME], a person or member of the tenant's family older than 15 who resides on or is in charge of the premises.
☐ Posted conspicuously on the premises after attempts at personal service on two separate days: [DATE/TIME 1]; [DATE/TIME 2]. Posted [DATE/TIME].
☐ Tenant gave written or actual notice of victim-survivor status. Reasonable efforts at personal service: [DATE/TIME 1]; [DATE/TIME 2]; [DATE/TIME 3]. After unsuccessful service, posted [DATE/TIME] and sent by ☐ certified mail ☐ commercial courier with receipt or other proof of delivery on [DATE]; tracking/proof: [DETAILS].
Server signature: [SIGNATURE]
Date: [__/__/____]
Sources and references
- 2026 Colorado Revised Statutes, Title 13, §§ 13-40-104, 13-40-106, 13-40-108.
- 2026 Colorado Revised Statutes, Title 38, §§ 38-12-105, 38-12-1303.
- Colorado Judicial Branch optional JDF 99 A.
- 15 U.S.C. § 9058(c).
About this template
- Last updated
- October 22, 2026
- Citations checked
- October 22, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Colorado
- Category
- Real Estate
Legal authority
- C.R.S. § 13-40-104(1)(d), (4)(e), (5)(d)
- C.R.S. § 13-40-106(1)-(4)
- C.R.S. § 13-40-108(1)-(2)
- C.R.S. § 38-12-105(1)(d), (7)
- C.R.S. § 38-12-1303(2)(d)
- 15 U.S.C. § 9058(c)
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Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on October 22, 2026.
C.R.S. § 13-40-104(1)(d) (checked October 22, 2026): "ten days' notice in writing has been duly served upon the tenant or lessee holding over, requiring in the alternative the payment of the rent or the possession of the premises; except that, for a nonresidential agreement or an employer-provided housing agreement, three days' notice is required pursuant to this section, and for an exempt residential agreement, five days' notice is required pursuant to this section."
C.R.S. § 13-40-104(4)(e) (checked October 22, 2026): "the landlord shall offer the tenant a repayment plan no later than three business days after serving a demand for unpaid rent or no later than three business days after receiving the documentation described in subsection (4)(a) of this section, whichever is later."
C.R.S. § 13-40-104(5)(d) (checked October 22, 2026): "'Exempt residential agreement' means a residential agreement leasing a single family home by a landlord who owns five or fewer single family rental homes and who provides notice in the agreement that a ten-day notice period required pursuant to this section does not apply to the tenancy entered into pursuant to the agreement."
C.R.S. § 13-40-106(1) (checked October 22, 2026): "specifying the grounds of the demandant's right to the possession of the premises, including a specific description of the alleged violation or no-fault eviction grounds, describing the premises, and indicating the date and time when the premises shall be delivered up"
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