Arvada, CO Rental Property Rules: Just Cause Eviction (2026)

38-12-1303. Cause for eviction required - no-fault evictions. (1) A landlord shall not serve a notice to terminate tenancy or a demand for possession or otherwise proceed with an action for unlawful detainer pursuant to article 40 of title 13 unless there is cause for the eviction. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section, cause exists only as described in the following sections: (a) Section 13-40-104 (1)(a) for when entry is made without right or title into any vacant or unoccupied lands or tenements; (b) Section 13-40-104 (1)(b) for when entry is made wrongfully into certain public lands, tenements, mining claims, or other possessions; (c) Section 13-40-104 (1)(c) for when a lessee or tenant at will, or at sufferance, of any nonresidential real property or residential premises described in section 38-12-1302 (1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d), (1)(e), or (1)(f) holds over and continues in possession of the property or premises, or any portion of the property or premises, after the expiration of the term for which the property or premises was leased or after the tenancy, at will or at sufferance, has been terminated by either party; (d) Section 13-40-104 (1)(d) for nonpayment of rent; (e) Section 13-40-104 (1)(d.5) for a substantial violation, as described in section 13-40- 107.5; (f) Section 13-40-104 (1)(e) for a material violation of the lease or rental agreement; Colorado Revised Statutes 2024 Page 182 of 732 Uncertified Printout (g) Section 13-40-104 (1)(e.5) for a re