Colorado · CO
In Colorado, a landlord must return a security deposit within 30 calendar days.
- Return deadline
- 30 calendar days
- Itemized statement
- Required
- Move-in condition list
- Not required by statute
- Maximum deposit
- 2 months' rent
- Interest on deposit
- Not required
If the landlord withholds in bad faith
Wrongful retention renders landlord liable for treble the wrongfully withheld amount plus reasonable attorney fees and court costs; rebuttable presumption of bad faith if amount retained is 125% or more of actual damages.
HB25-1249 (signed 6/3/2025, eff. 1/1/2026) changed the default return deadline from one month to 30 calendar days; a lease may extend it to 60 days. The 2-month deposit cap (eff. 8/7/2023) was unchanged. Home-rule cities may add local requirements.