2017 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 38 - Property - Real and Personal
Tenants and Landlords
Article 12 - Tenants and Landlords
Part 5 - Obligation to Maintain Residential Premises - Unlawful Removal
§ 38-12-502. Definitions
As used in this part 5, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Common areas" means the facilities and appurtenances to a residential premises, including the grounds, areas, and facilities held out for the use of tenants generally or whose use is promised to a tenant.
(2) "Dwelling unit" means a structure or the part of a structure that is used as a home, residence, or sleeping place by a tenant.
(3) "Landlord" means the owner, manager, lessor, or sublessor of a residential premises.
(4) "Rental agreement" means the agreement, written or oral, embodying the terms and conditions concerning the use and occupancy of a residential premises.
(5) "Residential premises" means a dwelling unit, the structure of which the unit is a part, and the common areas.
(6) "Tenant" means a person entitled under a rental agreement to occupy a dwelling unit to the exclusion of others.
