Colorado Code § 38-38-107

Fees and costs - definitions
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(1) All fees and costs of every kind and nature
incurred under the provisions of articles 37 to 39 of this title shall be fees and costs of the sale
chargeable as additional amounts owing under the deed of trust or other lien being foreclosed.
The amounts shall be deducted from the proceeds of any sale, or, if there are not cash proceeds
from a sale adequate to pay such amounts, to the extent of the inadequacy, the amounts shall be
paid by the holder of the evidence of debt. The officer may decline to issue the confirmation
deed pursuant to section 38-38-501 until all sums due to the officer have been paid.
(2) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2006, p. 1455, § 13; L. 2007, p. 1849, § 27, effective
January 1, 2008.)
(3) Fees and costs include but are not limited to the following amounts that have been
paid or incurred:
(a) Costs and expenses allowable under the evidence of debt, deed of trust, or other lien
being foreclosed; and
(b) Reasonable attorney fees and the costs incurred by the holder or the attorney for the
holder in enforcing the evidence of debt, the deed of trust, or other lien being foreclosed or in
defending, protecting, and insuring the holder's interest in the foreclosed property or any
improvements on the property, including but not limited to:
(I) All expenses actually incurred by the officer conducting the sale, publication costs,
statutory notice costs and postage, and appraisal fees;
(II) Any general or special taxes or ditch or water assessments levied or accruing against
the property and any governmental or quasi-governmental lien, fine, penalty, or assessment
against the property;
(III) The premiums on any property, casualty, general liability, or title insurance
acquired to protect the holder's interest in the property or improvements on the property;
(IV) Sums due on any prior lien or encumbrance on the property, including the portion
of an assessment by a homeowners' association that constitutes a lien prior to the lien being
foreclosed; except that any principal that would not have been due in the absence of acceleration
shall not be included in the sum due unless paid after the expiration of the time to cure the
indebtedness pursuant to this article;
(V) If the property is subject to a lease, all sums due under the lease;
(VI) The reasonable costs and expenses of defending, protecting, securing, and
maintaining and repairing the property and the holder's interest in the property or the
improvements on the property, receiver's fees and expenses, inspection fees, court costs, attorney
fees, and fees and costs of the attorney in the employment of the owner of the evidence of debt;
(VII) Costs and expenses made pursuant to a valid order from a court of competent
jurisdiction to bring the property and the improvements on the property into compliance with the
federal, state, county, and local laws, ordinances, and regulations affecting the property, the
improvements on the property, or the use of the property; and
(VIII) Other costs and expenses that may be permitted by the deed of trust, mortgage, or
other lien securing the debt or that may be authorized by a court of competent jurisdiction.
(c) As used in this subsection (3), "holder" means the holder of the certificate of
purchase, the holder of the certificate of redemption, or the holder of the evidence of debt.
(4) In the case of a redemption, the fees and costs listed in subsection (3) of this section
that the holder of the certificate of purchase or certificate of redemption has paid or incurred as
of the time of filing of the statement for redemption are allowable and shall be included in the
statement of redemption if such amounts have not been included in a prior bid or statement of
redemption.
(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (1), (3), and (4) of this section, a
holder of an evidence of debt, certificate of purchase, or certificate of redemption shall not
accept from a provider of services or products related to property inspection, broker's price
opinion, title report, appraisal, insurance, repair, or maintenance or from an agent or affiliate of
the provider any payment, benefit, or remuneration of any kind, whether in the form of cash,
employee, advertising, computer program or service, bank deposit, or other good or service in
connection with a foreclosure in which a property inspection, broker's price opinion, title report,
appraisal, insurance, repair, or maintenance service or product of the provider or an agent or
affiliate of the provider was used, unless the total value of all payment, benefit, or remuneration
received by the holder from the provider of the service or product is shown and credited against
amounts owed to the holder in each bid, cure statement, or redemption statement.

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