Colorado Code § 38-12-204.5

Eviction for rule violation - stay of eviction proceeding - rules
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challenge. If a resident is a defendant in a forcible entry and detainer complaint filed in either
county or district court, and the resident has also submitted a pending complaint through the
"Mobile Home Park Act Dispute Resolution and Enforcement Program", created in section 38-
12-1104, that is related to the forcible entry and detainer action, the resident may provide a copy
of their administrative complaint to the appropriate court of jurisdiction. Upon receiving
confirmation of the pending administrative complaint, the court shall automatically stay any
hearing on the forcible entry and detainer complaint for at least twenty-one calendar days, during
which the division is encouraged to review and conduct an initial assessment of the complaint.
The court at its discretion may stay the forcible entry and detainer complaint for longer than
twenty-one calendar days to allow for appropriate investigation and adjudication of the pending
administrative complaint. The resident shall also make reasonable efforts to inform
administrators of the dispute resolution program of the pending forcible entry and detainer
action, for the dispute resolution program to prioritize expedient resolution of the pending
administrative complaint. This section does not apply to evictions filed pursuant to section 38-
12-203 (1)(f).

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