Colorado Tenant Screening

Landlord Marijuana Policy

On November 6, 2012, Colorado passed Amendment 64 to allow recreational marijuana use.

Amendment 64 authorizes:

    1. Colorado residents to legally grow up to six marijuana plants as long as three or fewer of these plants are mature at any given time;
    2. Coloradans who grow marijuana are allowed to possess the marijuana they’ve produced on the premises where it was grown;All marijuana must be grown in an enclosed location and it cannot be grown publically or sold to the public;
    3. Property owners may prohibit or otherwise regulate the possession, consumption, use, and growth of marijuana on their property.

If a landlord wishes to prohibit marijuana use on the premises, a crime and drug-free lease clause should by added to the lease agreement. A landlord may take action against a tenant for violating any drug policy written in the lease agreement and demand the tenant correct the violation or face eviction.

Background Report Coverage for Colorado Tenant Screening:

  • Criminal & Sex Offender Records – A statewide search includes CO Department of Corrections, Montezuma County Sheriffs Office, CO Sex Offender Registry and more.
  • Eviction Records – Includes the following counties Adams, Alamosa, Arapahoe, Archuleta, Baca, Bent, Boulder, Broomfield, Chaffee, Cheyenne, Clear Creek, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, Delta, Denver, Dolores, Douglas, Eagle, El Paso, Elbert, Fremont, Garfield, Gilpin, Grand, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Huerfano, Jackson, Jefferson, Kiowa, Kit Carson, La Plata, Lake, Larimer, Las Animas, Lincoln, Logan, Mesa, Mineral, Moffat, Montezuma, Montrose, Morgan, Otero, Ouray, Park, Phillips, Pitkin, Prowers, Pueblo, Rio Blanco, Rio Grande, Routt, Saguache, San Juan, San Miguel, Sedgwick, Summit, Teller, Washington, Weld and Yuma.
  • Bankruptcies, Liens & Judgments – Counties often report to credit bureaus: Adams, Alamosa, Arapahoe, Archuleta, Baca, Bent, Boulder, Chaffee, Cheyenne, Clear Creek, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, Delta, Denver, Dolores, Douglas, Eagle, El Paso, Elbert, Fremont, Garfield, Gilpin, Grand, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Huerfano, Jackson, Jefferson, Kiowa, Kit Carson, La Plata, Lake, Larimer, Las Animas, Lincoln, Logan, Mesa, Mineral, Moffat, Montezuma, Montrose, Morgan, NULL, Otero, Ouray, Park, Phillips, Pitkin, Prowers, Pueblo, Rio Blanco, Rio Grande, Routt, Saguache, San Juan, San Miguel, Sedgwick, Summit, Teller, Washington, Weld and Yuma.