Colorado
Colorado: statutes read at the official source for people acting for themselves, each with its citation and the date it was read.
Acting for yourself
Read at the official source. The provision is cited below; its wording is not reproduced here because the reading recorded the section rather than its text.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-93-101(1) and § 13-93-108 · olls.info (Office of Legislative Legal Services distribution host, linked from leg.colorado.gov) · read 2026-08-27 · official source
Renting and landlord-tenant
security deposit, return deadline
A landlord shall, within one month after the termination of a lease or surrender and acceptance of the premises, whichever occurs last, return to the tenant the full security deposit deposited with the landlord by the tenant, unless the lease agreement specifies a longer period of time, but not to exceed sixty days.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-103(1) · read 2026-08-21 · official source
Not verified for Colorado: Month-to-month notice and the eviction (FED) action live in C.R.S. Title 13, art. 40, which was not fetched.
How long you have to bring a claim
| Kind of claim | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|
| written contract | 3 years | Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-101(1)(a) · read 2026-08-21 |
| oral contract | 3 years | Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-101(1)(a) · read 2026-08-21 |
| liquidated debt / instrument evidencing debt | 6 years | Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-103.5(1)(a) · read 2026-08-21 |
| personal injury (tort) | 2 years | Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-102(1)(a) · read 2026-08-21 |
| motor vehicle bodily injury or property damage | 3 years | Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-101(1)(n) · read 2026-08-21 |
| property damage (non-motor-vehicle) | 2 years | Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-102(1)(a) · read 2026-08-21 |
Limitation periods have exceptions: when the clock starts (accrual), tolling, discovery rules, and claims against government bodies often differ. These entries record the general period as the statute states it, on the date read. They are not a calculation of any particular deadline.
Not verified: Read from the CRS 2024 official PDF edition; a 2025 or 2026 edition may exist and was not checked. Wage claims not read.
What this page is, and is not
Everything above was read at the source named next to it, on the date named next to it. Nothing is summarised from memory and nothing is carried over from a neighbouring state. Statutes are amended, so read the source before relying on it.
This is general legal information about Colorado. It is not advice about your situation, and it is not a substitute for the advice of an attorney.