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Preparing Your Home for Rental in Denver’s Soft Market
Denver’s housing market has softened, affecting both sales and rentals. Inventory is up, tenants have more choices, and the days of listing a property “as-is” are over. In this environment, investors and landlords need to think differently. A rental property is no...
Spring Rental Property Maintenance
DenCO Property Management (DenCO) conducts a late-winter inspection of all rentals under our management to identify any needed repairs and ensure that key roofing, HVAC, and plumbing systems are in good condition. Regular maintenance not only ensures the longevity of...
Colorado Landlords Dodge Major Eviction Law — For Now
Colorado investment property owners and real estate professionals dodged a bullet last month. The House Judiciary Committee voted not to move HB 1047 out of committee. HB 26-1047 is titled “Protections for Residential Tenant.” A more truthful title would be...
Easing Rental Property Move-Ins
How a Smooth Start Benefits Tenants and Owners The move-in process is a critical moment in the life of a rental property. At DenCO Property Management (DenCO), we believe a well-organized move-in protects owner assets, reduces disputes and misunderstandings, improves...
Colorado Rental Advertising Changes Under House Bill 25-1090
Effective January 1, 2026, House Bill 25-1090 changes how all residential rental prices are advertised in Colorado. Landlords must now display a single price that includes all mandatory, non-government fees, with no separate add-on charges. A breakdown of fees is...
Preparing A Property For Rent
Preparing a property for rent is one of the most important steps in the leasing process, and in Denver’s competitive market, details matter. At DenCO Property Management (DenCO), we launch new rentals every month, and we consistently see that the homes that rent...
Condo Construction Defect Reform Update
Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)DenCO Property Management (DenCO) has managed Denver rental properties since 1999, and most of the condominiums we manage today are more than 15 years old—because very few have been built since the condo market collapsed...
2025 Denver Rental Market Update: Shift to a Balanced Market
It's been 14 months since DenCO Property Management’s (DenCO) October 2024 update about the Denver rental market. The most notable change from 2024 is that the market softness has spread across all property types, including single-family homes. The Denver rental...
Colorado’s New Security Deposit Law
What Landlords and Tenants Need to Know About HB25-1249 Effective Date: January 1, 2026 House Bill 25-1249, signed into law on June 3, 2025, introduces stronger protections for renters while establishing more straightforward guidelines for landlords. The law makes...
Colorado Eviction Process in 2025
Over the past five years, Colorado's eviction process and tenant rights landscape have shifted significantly, with 2025 offering far more protections for renters than existed before 2020. Tenant rights began to change during COVID, when the Colorado government and...
Rental Property Cash Flow Metrics
Currently, the Denver rental market is soft, causing property managers to face tighter margins and more competition. Cash flow metrics need to shift from a growth-mode to a resilience/occupancy cash approach, which focuses on protecting margins and maintaining...
Home Alone: How to Protect Vacant Rental Properties
Winter is one of the riskiest times of the year to leave rental properties vacant. From frozen pipes to squatters, homes without occupants are more vulnerable than ever once the snow starts to fall. DenCO Property Management (DenCO) recommends the following safety and...
Property Managers’ Guide to HB-1090
House Bill 25-1090 (HB-1090) has had an interesting journey after it was first proposed by Denver Representative Emily Sirota last year. The initial bill aimed to ban "junk fees" added onto the advertised prices of goods and services. But this year, the focus of the...
Investing in Denver Real Estate in 2025: A Contrarian’s Perspective
The Denver real estate market in 2025 is, to put it bluntly, challenging. Properties are lingering unsold, forcing sellers to rent instead, which causes a glutted rental market in Denver. For some owners and investors, it feels like a lose-lose, but markets like this...
Colorado’s HB 1240: What Every Landlord Should Know
Colorado landlords face another round of legislative changes with the passage of House Bill 1240, "Protections for Tenants with Housing Subsidies." Though only eight pages long, the bill introduces sweeping new rules that every housing provider—large or small—must...
Let’s Make Life Harder for Landlords Legislation
DenCO Property Management (DenCO) wants to let real estate rental owners know that the Colorado legislature and Governor Polis have once again decided that tenants are fragile little angels who must be protected from our sinister plot to…check notes…keep their...
Property Management and Taxes
How We Help Owners with Their Tax and Fee Obligations DenCO Property Management (DenCO) believes the relationship between owners and property management companies requires trust, transparency, and accountability. Owners entrust us to handle rental income, reserve...
HB 25-1168: Housing Protections for Victim Survivors
Is Housing a Right in Colorado? Currently, HB 25-1168 has two titles - Housing Protections for Victim Survivors and Expanded Protections for Victims of Gender-Based Violence. Once the legislators decide on a name, the law could hold rental real estate investors and...
Rental Real Estate Investing in Denver Still A Good Idea?
Does Denver still pique rental real estate investors' interest? The answer is yes, but there are some caveats. On the positive side, people are moving to the area making the City a good place to invest in rental real estate. According to Axios, Denver grew 2.8 percent...
Where Have the Condos Gone, Long Time Passing
DenCO Property Management (DenCO) has been managing rental properties in Denver since 1999. We manage homes, townhouses, and condominiums. Interestingly, most of the condos we manage are at least 15 years old or older. The condo market in Colorado died in 2010...
Colorado Warranty of Habitability Overhaul
In 2024, Colorado's habitability laws underwent significant changes, impacting both landlords and tenants. These updates came through Senate Bill 24-094, which overhauls the warranty of habitability. The prime sponsors of Colorado Senate Bill 24-094 are Senator Julie...
What Is A Reasonable Rent Increase In 2025?
The Rent Pricing Balancing Act Denver-based owner and property management companies must think out rent increases before moving forward. If set too high, vacancy rates increase. On the other hand, rental property owners and property management companies must adjust...
How to Use Rent-To-Income Ratios Screen Potential Tenants in Colorado
A property management company's top two tasks are protecting owners' assets and keeping their rentals occupied in that order of importance. Over the last 30 years, DenCO Property Management (DenCO) has perfected a tenant screening process that verifies responsible...
HB25-1249 Tenant Security Deposit Law Amendments
HB25-1249 Tenant Security Deposit Law Amendments impose burdensome restrictions on security deposits, making it harder for landlords, property management companies, and rental real estate investors to manage risk. The bill requires deposits to be paid in six-month...
Communications With Tenants
Good communications with tenants help build strong relationships, avoid misunderstandings, and establish a mutually agreeable rental experience for leaseholders and the property management company. Below are some tenant communication tips: Set Clear Expectations...
Expect More Colorado Fair Housing Act Enforcement in 2025
Heads up, residential property investors: Colorado's enforcement of Fair Housing will become more robust in 2025. The state is deploying undercover agents to test for compliance and identify discriminatory practices. Non-compliance could result in costly...
Should Homeowners Sell or Rent Their Homes?
Life happens. Sometimes, people have to move for life or job changes. The decision to sell or rent a home in Denver depends on market conditions, owners' financial goals, and lifestyle considerations. DenCO Property Management (DenCO) suggests that homeowners ask...
The Hidden Costs of Being a Landlord
What Hidden Costs? Management companies such as DenCO Property Management (DenCO) believe there are no hidden costs associated with being a landlord because we have systems in place to track all the costs associated with managing the rentals under our management....
Fees, Fees and More Fees
The State of Colorado and Denver are in fee mode, charging residents and business owners fees for many services that, in the past, taxes covered. Since Governor Ritter's term, the State has used service fees to get around increasing taxes. In a Denver Gazette opinion...
The Jury Trials For Evictions Punt
The Colorado Supreme Court took the extraordinary step on Monday, December 16 to retract its two-month-old decision recognizing tenants have the right to a jury trial in eviction disputes. When Naomi Bermudez's landlord moved to evict her this year from her apartment...
The Market Does Not Care About Your Mortgage
Property Management in Slowing Rental Market DenCO Property Management (DenCO) has noticed a slowing rental market in the latter part of 2024. The winter months are usually slow. People want to stay put during the holidays. Rents for homes in good neighborhoods are...
Colorado’s Climate Change Mandates Collide with Reality
Breaking News - Denver's Green Mandates Paused According to the Denver Gazette in their January 14, 2025 editorial titled City Backs Down on 'Energize Denver,' The City of Denver postponed a deadline for large building owners to comply with the green mandates of...
Colorado Sees A Wave Of Landlord-Tenant Rules
How Did We Get Here? Colorado residential investment property owners and property managers now have a slew of new rental laws to follow, including no-fault evictions, screening limitations, price stabilization in disasters, and warranty of habitability. Colorado is...
Colorado’s 2024 Housing Market Trends
Understanding Colorado’s housing trends requires keeping up with the market. Below is a summary of Redfin's April 2024 housing report. Redfin is a popular real estate brokerage buy and sell application. Home Sales Prices On A Median Basis The median sale price in...
Tenant Guide for Easy Move Out
Tenants Notice To Vacate Easy move-outs from rental properties benefit both the tenant and landlord. Time is money, so the faster the property management company gains back possession of a rental, the sooner they can get the property ready for the next tenant. On the...
Property Tax Relief Signed By Colorado Governor Polis
In 2020, Colorado voters repealed the Gallagher Amendment, a 30-year-old constitutional provision that determined residential and commercial property assessment rates. The Colorado Legislature procrastinated for three years, and then residential property owners were...
Property Management Companies Must Be Licensed in Colorado
Property management companies in Colorado must be licensed. However, there is no specific property management license. Instead, the Colorado Real Estate Commission requires property managers to hold a real estate broker's license if they are involved in leasing,...
Lease Renewals Are Required Now in Colorado, With Five Exceptions
House Bill 24-1098 represents Colorado's legislative attempt to enhance tenant protections and clarify the responsibilities of landlords and property managers during the lease renewal process. The days of terminating rental agreements without cause at the lease term...
The Renting Option in Denver
Rent or Buy? According to Zillow, the median sale price of homes in Denver is about $600,000. Zillow states that buyers must make over $160,000 annually to qualify, assuming they put twenty percent down using a 30-year fixed mortgage. Most people, particularly...
Colorado’s Warranty of Habitability Bill SB24-094
Colorado did have a Warranty of Habitability law, but local tenant advocates believed it did not hold landlords accountable. The General Assembly has passed, and Governor Polis has signed SB24-094, which modifies the existing warranty of habitability laws. The entire...
The Corporate Transparency Act
DenCO Property Management (DenCO) likes informing our rental property owners about regulations affecting their investments. The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), enacted in January 2022, requires LLCs to report information about their beneficial owners to the Treasury...
Spring Rental Property Inspections
DenCO Property Management & Sales (DenCO) recommends that property managers do an annual spring inspection. Spring rental inspections give property managers time to prepare their properties for summer. The last thing tenants and landlords want is a call about a...
House Bill 1098 is Now Law
HB 24-1098 Before April 19, owners and property management companies could decide not to renew a tenant's lease for any reason. However, after Governor Polis signed HB 24-1098 last week, lease renewals became more complicated because the measure went into effect...
Leasing Question: How Do You Add a Tenant To An Existing Lease?
Tenants sometimes need to add or drop a person from their lease. A relative moves into town, their significant other wants to move in, or they are trying to help out a friend. Adding or dropping a tenant to an existing lease involves a few steps to ensure that all...
Another Landlord-bashing Bill About to Become Law
According to the March 28 Denver Gazette, "Like other landlord-bashing bills, it appears to be based more on anecdotes than analysis." The bill limits evictions without cause. Landlords can still evict when a tenant fails to pay rent, a rental property is going to be...
2024 Rent Trends in Denver
Rents and Vacancy Stablize in 2024 Many experts thought rents would trend down this year, but the supply and demand economics stabilized rents and vacancies in Metro Denver. A recent article in the Denver Gazette states that rents stabilized for the first time in 44...
Common Security Deposit Mistakes
One of the biggest mistakes people new to the rental industry make is how they handle security deposits. Leaseholders' security deposit rights are strong in Colorado. According to state law, these deposits belong to tenants. The improper management of security...
Freezing Weather Rental Preparation
Lingering zero-degree weather challenges property managers concerned about freezing weather rental preparation. Property managers should be proactive and tell their tenants what to do when freezing weather is forecasted. Many tasks are simple, but if not followed,...
Denver 2024 Tenant Preferences
An essential role of property management companies is keeping abreast of tenant preferences. The National Multifamily Housing Council publishes a renter preference study every two years. The council surveys 172,703 renters living in 4,220 rental communities across 77...
How to Maximize Rental Income In 2024 (Without Raising Rent)
Property managers found that this year's taxes, insurance, and maintenance expenses increased. They also noticed downward pressure on rents in Denver because of the supply of newly constructed apartments coming on the market. Maximizing rental income in 2024 without...
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