Colorado Code § 38-12-1002

Bed bugs - notification to landlord - landlord duties
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(1) A tenant shall
promptly notify the tenant's landlord via written or electronic notice when the tenant knows or
reasonably suspects that the tenant's dwelling unit contains bed bugs. A tenant who gives a
landlord electronic notice of a condition shall send such notice only to the e-mail address,
telephone number, or electronic portal specified by the landlord in the rental agreement for
communications. In the absence of such a provision in the rental agreement, the tenant shall
communicate with the landlord in a manner that the landlord has previously used to
communicate with the tenant. The tenant shall retain sufficient proof of the delivery of the
electronic notice.
(2) Not more than ninety-six hours after receiving notice of the presence of bed bugs or
the possible presence of bed bugs, a landlord, after providing notice to the tenant as described in
section 38-12-1004 (1):
(a) Shall obtain an inspection of the dwelling unit by a qualified inspector; and
(b) May enter the dwelling unit or any contiguous dwelling unit for the purpose of
allowing the inspection as provided in section 38-12-1003.
(3) If the inspection of a dwelling unit confirms the presence of bed bugs, the landlord
shall also cause to be performed an inspection of all contiguous dwelling units as promptly as is
reasonably practical.

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