Broomfield, CO Rental Property Rules: Repairs & Habitability (2026)

Chapter 15-08 does not reprint the Uniform Housing Code's substantive habitability standards, but it formally adopts the 1997 edition and channels every procedural step through Broomfield's general building-code administration in chapter 15-03. Section 301, as amended, requires the same building permit described at § 15-03-070 before any building or structure covered by the housing code is erected, altered, repaired, converted or demolished. Section 302 ties the fees for that work to the schedule at § 15-03-100, and Section 303 subjects the work to inspection under § 15-03-110 and IBC Section 1704.

Beyond the administrative cross-references, Broomfield's own amendment to Section 504.4 sets a specific physical standard: all public hallways, stairs, and other exitways in a covered residential building must be adequately lighted at all times, in accordance with the Building Code. Because habitability enforcement runs through this permit-and-inspection structure, a landlord who lets hallway lighting fail, or who alters a rental unit without a permit, is treated the same as any other building code violation by Community Development's building official.