Colorado

Security deposit

Your landlord had 30 days (lease may extend to 60 days) to return your deposit or list the deductions in writing. If they were late or kept it wrongly, if they willfully keep your money after you demand it in writing, a court can make them pay three times what they kept.

Return deadline30 days (lease may extend to 60 days)

If the landlord is late or keeps it wronglyTreble (3x) the amount wrongfully withheld, plus court costs and attorney fees, where retention is willful and tenant gave written demand

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-103 · Verified 2026-10-21 · Read the statute

Treble damages require willful retention and run from 7 days after written demand.

Gift card cash back

If $5 or less is left on your gift card, you can ask for that money in cash.

Cash back$5 or less

The ruleIssuer shall redeem the remaining value of a gift card for cash if the amount remaining is $5 or less, on request of the holder.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 6-1-722(2) · Verified 2026-10-21 · Read the statute

Verified from statute text, § 6-1-722(2). A violation is a deceptive trade practice under § 6-1-105(1)(ccc).

Final paycheck

If you were fired, you must be paid right away. If your employer ignores a written demand for 14 days, the penalty can reach two or three times what you are owed.

If firedImmediately (within 6 hours of the start of the next regular workday if the accounting unit is closed, or within 24 hours if it is offsite)

If you quitNext regular payday

Late-pay penaltyAfter a written demand and 14 days unpaid: the greater of twice the wages owed or $1,000; three times the wages or $3,000 if the failure was willful

Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 8-4-109, 8-4-111 · Verified 2026-10-21 · Read the statute

Penalty figures are the post-Jan. 1, 2023 Wage Act amounts.