Colorado's HB20-1332 made source-of-income a protected class statewide, prohibiting Aurora landlords from refusing applicants who pay rent with Section 8 vouchers, VASH vouchers, Social Security, child support, or other lawful non-employment income, with enforcement through the Colorado Civil Rights Division.
Effective January 2021, Colorado HB20-1332 added source of income (SOI) to the list of protected classes under the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act. Aurora landlords may not advertise no-vouchers policies, refuse to lease to Housing Choice Voucher recipients, or impose higher screening criteria for applicants paying with Social Security, disability, child support, or veterans benefits. Landlords may still enforce minimum-income tests so long as voucher portion of rent is excluded from the gross-income calculation (i.e., screen against the tenant's portion only). Aurora has no separate enforcement agency; complaints go to the Colorado Civil Rights Division (CCRD). Damages include actual losses, civil penalties up to 10,000 dollars, and attorney fees.
Refusing to accept Section 8 vouchers, advertising no-vouchers policies, or applying inflated minimum-income tests against voucher holders triggers CCRD investigation, fines up to 10,000 dollars, and tenant attorney-fee awards.
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