Aurora has not enacted a cash-for-keys ordinance, so any move-out incentive a landlord offers a tenant is purely contractual; tenants retain the right to reject the offer and remain through any state-court eviction process under HB23-1171 just-cause grounds.
Cash-for-keys arrangements, where a landlord pays a tenant a lump sum to vacate voluntarily, are permitted but unregulated in Aurora. Unlike Los Angeles (where minimum payment schedules apply) or San Francisco (with disclosure mandates), Aurora has no ordinance setting minimum amounts, requiring written disclosures, or imposing cooling-off periods. Tenants may negotiate freely, accept, reject, or counter any offer. Once accepted, the agreement is enforceable as a contract under Colorado law and is typically signed alongside a release of claims. Tenants are strongly encouraged to consult counsel (Colorado Poverty Law Project) before signing because the release usually waives habitability and retaliation claims.
There is no Aurora ordinance to violate. Disputes over cash-for-keys agreements proceed as contract claims in Arapahoe, Adams, or Douglas County court depending on the property location.
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