Showing ordinances that apply to Watkins CDP (part), Arapahoe County, Colorado, CO
Watkins CDP (part), Arapahoe County, Colorado is an unincorporated community (population 594) in Arapahoe County, Colorado. Because Watkins CDP (part), Arapahoe County, Colorado is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Arapahoe County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The rental registration rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Unincorporated Arapahoe County does not require rental property registration or licensing for long-term rentals. Colorado state habitability and warranty statutes apply. Arapahoe County has a proposed short-term rental licensing program separately.
Arapahoe County does not operate a residential rental licensing or registration program for long-term (30+ day) rentals in unincorporated areas. Landlords must still comply with Colorado's Warranty of Habitability (CRS 38-12-503), which requires functioning heat, hot and cold water, electricity, weatherproofing, structural integrity, working locks and smoke/CO detectors, and freedom from pest infestation. Properties must meet adopted 2018 International Property Maintenance Code standards as enforced by the Arapahoe County Building Division. The county's proposed short-term rental program (separate from long-term registration) would license only STR operations. Some incorporated cities within the county (like Aurora) run their own rental licensing.
Habitability violations expose landlords to tenant rent withholding, repair-and-deduct remedies, and damages under CRS 38-12-507. No county registration penalties apply because no registration is required for long-term rentals.
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