# C.R.S. § 38-12-1301: 38-12-1301. Definitions > Colorado · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T38_A12_P13_S38-12-1301 ## Section - **Citation:** C.R.S. § 38-12-1301 - **Heading:** 38-12-1301. Definitions - **Jurisdiction:** Colorado - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** CO Code / Title 38 / Article 12 / Part 13 / Section 38-12-1301 ## Text 38-12-1301. Definitions. As used in this part 13, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Accessory dwelling unit" has the meaning set forth in section 38-12-801 (7)(a). (2) "Cause" means a circumstance described in section 38-12-1303 (2). (3) "Dwelling unit" has the meaning set forth in section 38-12-502 (3). (4) "Family member" has the meaning set forth in section 8-13.3-503 (11). (5) "Landlord" means a landlord, as defined in section 38-12-502 (5); except that "landlord" does not include the management or landlord of a mobile home park, as defined in section 38-12-201.5 (3), unless: (a) The management or landlord of a mobile home park is renting both a mobile home space, as defined in section 38-12-201.5 (6.5), and a mobile home, as defined in section 38-12-201.5 (5), to a mobile home park resident, as defined in section 38-12-201.5 (11); and (b) The mobile home park resident is not residing in the mobile home park under a lease-to-own agreement. (6) "No-fault eviction" means an action brought by a landlord pursuant to article 40 of title 13 for the eviction of a tenant under conditions described in section 38-12-1303 (3). (7) "Primary residence" means the address that is listed on a tenant's or landlord's Colorado driver's license, identification card, or voter registration; used for purposes of a tenant's or landlord's payment of state or federal taxes; or used for the purpose of public school registration at the time that a valid no-fault eviction is exercised by a landlord pursuant to section 38-12-1303 (3). (8) "Proper service" means service that complies with section 13-40-108. (9) "Rent" means any money or other consideration paid to a landlord for the right to use, possess, and occupy a dwelling unit. (10) "Rental agreement" has the meaning set forth in section 38-12-502 (7). (11) "Residential premises" has the meaning set forth in section 38-12-502 (8). (12) "Short-term rental property" means a residential premises that is leased: (a) For less than thirty consecutive days in exchange for remuneration and for temporary, recreational, business, or transient purposes; or (b) Pursuant to a rental agreement or other occupancy agreement if the tenant of the rental agreement or other occupancy agreement is renting the residential premises for less than six months from a landlord to which the tenant sold the residential premises. (13) "Substantial repairs or renovations" means repairs or renovations that: (a) Cannot be reasonably accomplished in a safe or efficient manner with the tenant in place; (b) Are not repairs or renovations that are necessary to remedy a breach of the warranty of habitability described in section 38-12-503; and (c) Require the tenant to vacate the residential premises for at least thirty days. (14) "Tenant" has the meaning set forth in section 38-12-502 (9). "Tenant" does not include a home owner, as defined in section 38-12-201.5 (2). (15) "Written notice" means written notice to vacate that: (a) Complies with section 13-40-106; and (b) Is provided to a tenant by a landlord or by a landlord's agent. ## Nearby sections - [C.R.S. § 38-12-1301 38-12-1301. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T38_A12_P13_S38-12-1301.md) - [C.R.S. § 38-12-1302 38-12-1302. Applicability](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T38_A12_P13_S38-12-1302.md) - [C.R.S. § 38-12-1303 38-12-1303. Cause for eviction required - no-fault evictions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T38_A12_P13_S38-12-1303.md) - [C.R.S. § 38-12-1304 38-12-1304. Violations - remedies](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T38_A12_P13_S38-12-1304.md) - [C.R.S. § 38-12-1305 38-12-1305. No waiver of requirements by agreement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T38_A12_P13_S38-12-1305.md) - [C.R.S. § 38-12-1306 38-12-1306. Affirmative defense](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T38_A12_P13_S38-12-1306.md) - [C.R.S. § 38-12-1307 38-12-1307. Retaliatory rent increase prohibited](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T38_A12_P13_S38-12-1307.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T38_A12_P13_S38-12-1301. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.