Colorado Late Rent Notice

A free Colorado late rent notice that follows Colorado law. Fill in the boxes, check the rules below, then print or copy it. Keep a copy and proof of how you sent it.

What Colorado law says

Late fees	No late fee until rent is at least 7 calendar days late. The fee may not exceed the greater of $50 or 5% of the past-due rent, and it must be disclosed in the lease. The landlord may not evict for unpaid late fees, charge interest on late fees, or take late fees out of rent payments. Late-fee notice must be given within 180 days. Source: C.R.S. § 38-12-105
Notice for unpaid rent	10-day written demand to pay rent or deliver possession. Exempt residential agreements get 5 days; employer-provided housing gets 3 days. The tenant may pay the full amount in the notice, plus any rent that has since come due, at any time until the judge enters a judgment for possession. Payment can go to the landlord or the court, and the case is then dismissed. For a "covered dwelling" under the federal CARES Act (for example, housing with a federal subsidy or a federally backed mortgage), the landlord must also follow the notice rule in 15 U.S.C. § 9058(c) as enacted on March 27, 2020 (a 30-day notice to vacate), even if federal law later changes (C.R.S. § 38-12-1502, since May 29, 2025). Source: C.R.S. §§ 13-40-104(1)(d), 13-40-106, 13-40-115(4); 38-12-1502 (added by HB 25-1240)

Late fees

No late fee until rent is at least 7 calendar days late. The fee may not exceed the greater of $50 or 5% of the past-due rent, and it must be disclosed in the lease. The landlord may not evict for unpaid late fees, charge interest on late fees, or take late fees out of rent payments. Late-fee notice must be given within 180 days.

Source: C.R.S. § 38-12-105

Notice for unpaid rent

10-day written demand to pay rent or deliver possession. Exempt residential agreements get 5 days; employer-provided housing gets 3 days. The tenant may pay the full amount in the notice, plus any rent that has since come due, at any time until the judge enters a judgment for possession. Payment can go to the landlord or the court, and the case is then dismissed. For a "covered dwelling" under the federal CARES Act (for example, housing with a federal subsidy or a federally backed mortgage), the landlord must also follow the notice rule in 15 U.S.C. § 9058(c) as enacted on March 27, 2020 (a 30-day notice to vacate), even if federal law later changes (C.R.S. § 38-12-1502, since May 29, 2025).

Source: C.R.S. §§ 13-40-104(1)(d), 13-40-106, 13-40-115(4); 38-12-1502 (added by HB 25-1240)

Fill in your letter

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To: [tenant name(s)]

Premises: [rental address]

Rent of $[rent amount] for [rental period] was due on [due date] and has not been received.

Under your lease, a late fee of $[late fee] applies. Colorado limits on late fees: C.R.S. § 38-12-105.

Total now due: $[total due]. Please pay by [date] to [payment method].

This is a reminder, not an eviction notice. Before filing an eviction case, a landlord must give the separate notice Colorado law requires.

Date: [today's date]
Landlord or agent: [your name]
Signature: ____________________

How to send it: use a method you can prove — certified mail with return receipt, or email/text if your lease allows notices that way. Write down the date.

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