Colorado's Protections Against Deceptive Pricing Practices Act, passed in April 2025, takes effect January 1, 2026, joining a growing list of states requiring rental fees to be disclosed as a single total rather than revealed piecemeal through the application process.
What the law requires
Landlords must clearly display all mandatory fees and charges as a single total price, shown before an applicant is asked to provide personal information and before a lease is signed. The intent mirrors similar laws in California and Connecticut: a renter should be able to see the real cost of the unit from the listing itself, not discover additional charges only after starting the application.
Where this shows up in practice
Every advertised listing needs the full mandatory-fee total baked into the price shown, the application flow needs to present that total before collecting applicant data, and lease documents with auto-renewal terms should state those terms in plain language rather than dense legal boilerplate, which several of these state laws address alongside the fee disclosure itself.
What to check now, before the effective date
If your current listings separate a base rent from mandatory fees anywhere a Colorado applicant would see before signing, that is the gap to close before January 1, 2026. Public summaries of the law do not detail specific penalty amounts or exemptions, so a targeted compliance check with counsel is worth doing if your current process relies on disclosing fees late in the funnel rather than up front.
Getting every mandatory fee tied to the lease record before the listing goes live is the structural fix that makes this a non-issue rather than a recurring audit: lease and document tracking keeps fee terms attached to the lease itself, so the number that goes into a listing and the number in the signed lease are always the same figure.
For how this compares with other states and the federal rules on short-stay pricing, see fee transparency laws by state.
This article is general information, not legal advice. Landlord-tenant rules change and vary by jurisdiction; check the current statute or consult a local attorney before acting on it.
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