2024 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 38 - PROPERTY - REAL AND PERSONAL (§§ 38-1-101 — 38-53-110)
TENANTS AND LANDLORDS (§§ 38-12-101 — 38-12-1409)
Article 12 - Tenants and Landlords (§§ 38-12-101 — 38-12-1409)
Part 2 - MOBILE HOME PARK ACT (§§ 38-12-200.1 — 38-12-224)
Section 38-12-222 - Residents' right to privacy

• (1)
  • (a) The management shall respect the privacy of home owners. Except as otherwise provided by law, the management has no right of entry to a mobile home:
    • (I) Without first obtaining the written consent of the home owner;
    • (II) As described in subsection (2) of this section;
    • (III) In the case of an emergency; or
    • (IV) When the mobile home has been abandoned.
  • (b) A home owner may revoke consent in writing at any time.

• (2) Unless otherwise prohibited by law, the management has a right of entry to mobile home space to fulfill the duties described in section 38-12-212.3 and to ensure compliance with applicable codes, statutes, ordinances, and administrative rules; the rental agreement; and the rules and regulations of the park. A landlord shall not enter in a manner that interferes with a resident's peaceful enjoyment of the mobile home space, as described in section 38-12-219 (1)(b), except in the case of an emergency.

• (3) Except when posting notices that are required by law or by a rental agreement, the management shall make a reasonable effort to notify a resident of the management's intention to enter the mobile home space at least seventy-two hours before entry. The notification must include the date and approximate time of the planned entry and must be delivered in a manner that is reasonably likely to be seen or heard by the resident in a timely manner.

Amended by 2024 Ch. 113,§ 12, eff. 4/19/2024.

Amended by 2022 Ch. 255, § 19, eff. 10/1/2022.

Added by 2020 Ch. 195, § 14, eff. 6/30/2020.

L. 2020: Entire section added, (HB 20-1196), ch. 926, p. 926, § 14, effective June 30.

2022 Ch. 255, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).

For the legislative declaration in HB 24-1098, see section 1 of chapter 113, Session Laws of Colorado 2024.