Colorado Notice to Terminate Tenancy
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Use the official Colorado Notice to Terminate Tenancy when you need to terminate a Tenancy due to a substantial lease violation, a repeat violation, or termination of a periodic tenancy less than 12 months.
Document Last Modified: 11/5/2025
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Colorado Eviction Laws: Notice to Terminate Tenancy
Landlords may issue a Notice to Terminate with no opportunity to cure when:
- The Tenant has committed a substantial violation. A Tenant commits a substantial Lease violation when the Tenant endangers others or engages in certain crimes and illegal activities.
- The Tenant has committed a repeat Lease violation. If the Tenant has received a prior Demand for Compliance for the same Lease violation, the Landlord is not required to allow the Tenant to cure the Lease violation.
- The Lease is not being renewed for: a periodic Tenancy, a Lease term for less than 12 months, a property where the Landlord lives on the property as their primary residence, or a rental property provided as part of an employer-provided housing agreement.
The required notice periods are:
- 3 days for substantial Lease violations
- 10 days for repeat Lease violations
- For non-renewals, the notice period varies based on the length of the tenancy. For periodic tenancies of more than 6 months but less than a year, the Tenant must receive 28 days notice; for tenancies of 1 month, but less than 6 months, the Tenant must receive 21 days notice; for tenancies of less than a month but more than a week, the Tenant must receive 3 days notice; for a tenancy of less than a week, the Tenant must receive 1 day notice.
The Colorado Notice to Terminate is a required step in the eviction process. Download a copy today to comply with all Colorado eviction laws.
Free Colorado court forms are also available at: Courts.state.co.us
Colorado Rental Forms and Templates
- Colorado Demand for Compliance: This form should be used any time a renter violates the Lease agreement. It can be used when a Tenant fails to pay rent or for other Lease violations. It’s a required first step in the eviction process.
- Colorado Official Notice to Quit: This form should be used if the Lease Agreement has expired or if the Landlord wants the Tenant to move out of the unit for other reasons. It’s a required step before filing for eviction.
- Colorado Instructions for Forcible Entry & Detainer: These instructions are a great resource for Landlords and make it as EZ as possible for Landlords to initiate eviction proceedings.
- Colorado Forcible Entry & Detainer Complaint: This printable complaint may be used to initiate eviction proceedings.
Pro Tip: This form can only be used after the Landlord has provided the Tenant with either a Demand for Compliance or a Notice to Quit and the Tenant has failed to comply with the notice.
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