Aurora has not enacted a tenant anti-harassment ordinance comparable to Los Angeles or Oakland; tenants experiencing landlord intimidation, lockouts, or utility shutoffs rely on Colorado's Warranty of Habitability statute and CRS 38-12-510 prohibitions on retaliatory eviction.
Aurora City Council has considered, but not adopted, a tenant anti-harassment ordinance. Renters subjected to lockouts, utility shutoffs, threats, removal of doors, or retaliatory entries enforce protections through state law: CRS 38-12-510 (retaliation prohibited), CRS 38-12-503 (Warranty of Habitability), and CRS 38-12-510.5 (anti-lockout). Civil remedies include injunctive relief, statutory damages of one month's rent or 5,000 dollars (whichever is greater), and attorney fees. Aurora's Neighborhood Services may issue habitability-related code citations under Aurora Code Ch. 22 building code, but no city-level harassment claim exists. Tenant advocates including Colorado Poverty Law Project and 9to5 Colorado offer support.
Landlords engaging in self-help eviction, lockouts, or utility shutoffs face state-court injunctions, statutory damages of one month's rent or 5,000 dollars (greater), plus attorney fees under CRS 38-12-510.5.
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