Full question:
If I have a month to month lease, is a 10-day notice all that is required by Colorado law?
- Category: Landlord Tenant
- Subcategory: Lease Termination
- Date:
- State: Colorado
Answer:
The notice required to terminate a month-to-month lease in Colorado depends on whether there is a written lease. If there is no written lease, the tenant is typically considered a month-to-month tenant-at-will. In this case, a three-day written notice is sufficient to terminate the tenancy. However, if the tenant is under a monthly lease, a ten-day written notice is required.
It’s important to note that verbal notices to quit are not legally enforceable. According to Colorado law, specifically C.R.S. § 13-40-107, the notice periods are as follows:
- A tenancy for one year or longer: three months
- A tenancy of six months or longer but less than a year: one month
- A tenancy of one month or longer but less than six months: ten days
- A tenancy of one week or longer but less than one month, or a tenancy at will: three days
- A tenancy for less than one week: one day
The notice must describe the property and specify the termination date, and it must be signed by the party giving the notice or their agent.
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