The city of Concord will officially implement new rent stabilization and just cause for eviction laws Friday — 41 days after a group of residents attempted to require that voters weigh in on November ballots. In February, the Concord City Council approved a tenant protections ordinance that increased “just cause” eviction protections to most of … Read more
CONCORD — Maria Verduzco has two more weeks to move out of the three-bedroom house she and her three children have called home since 2021. In late January, she received a 60-day notice that her landlord planned to terminate her tenancy by April 1 — without any listed reason. She said she had never missed … Read more
As the clock neared midnight on the penultimate day of last year’s legislative session, a core piece of progressive housing policy sputtered toward a bitter, procedural end. The bill would have granted “just-cause” eviction protections to Colorado renters, essentially giving them the ability to renew an expiring lease even if their landlord wanted to move … Read more
It’s just the second full week of the Colorado General Assembly, but the drama is quickly ramping up. On Monday morning, House Minority Leader Mike Lynch survived a no-confidence vote prompted by his secretive handling of a drunken driving arrest, but just barely — raising the possibility his Republican colleagues will try again to oust … Read more
After years of living on the streets and in single-room-occupancy hotels, the cozy studio apartment in San Francisco’s Japantown felt like a sanctuary to Corey Lafayette. He’d moved with no furniture, so friends found him a mattress on Craigslist and contributed a massive globe and a mirror framed in wrought-iron leaves. He bought pots and … Read more
LAKEWOOD — Gov. Jared Polis unveiled his vision for housing and public transit for the final three years of his term Thursday, a roadmap focused on the governor’s plan to tackle the interlocking crises of affordability and climate change through land-use reform and improved planning. The “Roadmap to Colorado’s Future: 2026” lays out six broad … Read more
