4019B30C16CDB303872583BE00011DB7 Hearing Summary

Senator Pettersen, bill sponsor, presented House Bill 19-1106.  The bill prohibits a landlord from charging a rental application fee unless the entire amount of the fee is used to cover the landlord's cost to process a rental application, such as the cost to conduct a personal reference check or to obtain a consumer credit report.  Landlords may not charge two or more prospective renters different amounts for applications to rent the same property.  Landlords must provide each prospective tenant with written notice of the tenant selection criteria, and the grounds upon which a rental application may be denied, prior to charging an application fee.  Finally, this bill requires that a landlord provide a prospective tenant with specified notifications if the landlord rejects or places additional requirements in a rental application (adverse action) after reviewing and evaluating the rental application.

Hannah Bernick, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Duranya Freeman, All Families Deserve a Chance, testified in support of the bill.

Aubrey Hasvold, Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, testified in support of the bill.

Jack Regenbogen, Colorado Center on Law and Policy, testified in support of the bill and responded to questions.

Andrea Chiriboga-Flor, 9 to 5 Colorado, testified in support of the bill and provided a handout (Attachment J).

Debbie Wilson, representing herself, testified in support of her bill.

Senator Pettersen distributed and discussed amendments L.030, L032, and L.033 (Attachments K, L, and M ).