Colorado Sublease Agreement Template

Colorado Sublease Agreement Template

A Colorado sublease agreement allows an existing tenant to rent (or “sublet”) all or part of their rental property to another tenant (or “subtenant”) as long as the original lease doesn’t prohibit it.

A sublessor must honor the terms of the sublease agreement (as well as the original lease) and follow all state laws regarding the eviction process, security deposits, and all other landlord-tenant matters.

Laws & Requirements

Sublease and Assignment Provision Laws: Colorado Landlord-Tenant Handbook, p.3.

Security Deposit Obligations: The security deposit must be returned within one month of the end of the sublease unless otherwise agreed upon and no more than 60 days.

Notices: Subtenants must receive three days’ written notice to pay rent or leave. They also need to get the following day’s notice of the intent to not renew the sublease and/or original lease, depending on how long the tenant has lived at the rental: 91 days (a year or longer); 28 days (six months or longer but less than a year); 21 days (a month or longer but less than six months); three days (a week or longer but less than a month); one day (less than a week).

Permission to Sublet

In Colorado, subleases can only happen with the landlord’s permission.

Tax Obligations

Lodgings Tax

Tax Rates by County

Filing Frequency

Making Payments