State of Colorado

Department of Regulatory Agencies:

Prohibited Housing Practices - C.R.S. § 24-34-502

It is an unfair housing practice and unlawful to:

Refuse to rent or sell -i.e. “make housing unavailable”

Apply unequal terms or conditions of sale or rental

Refuse to allow reasonable accommodation and or modification necessary to accommodate a disability

Redlining

Steering

Intimidate, Threaten, Coerce - i.e. Harass

Advertise with a discriminatory preference or limitation based on protected class

Misrepresent availability

Retaliate against a person engaging in a protected activity, e.g. complaining of discrimination or requesting a reasonable accommodation.

Protected Classes in Housing

Disability (a mental or physical impairment which substantially limits a major life activity)

Race (includes hair texture, hair type, hair length, or a protective hairstyle commonly or historically associated with race, such as braids, locs, twists, tight coils or curls, cornrows, Bantu knots, Afros, and headwraps).

Creed

Color

Religion

Sex

Sexual Orientation 

Gender Identity

Gender Expression

Martial Status

Familial Status 

National Origin

Ancestry

Source of Income

Veteran or Military Status



Persons who have engaged in protected activity (such as making a complaint of discrimination, or requesting a reasonable accommodation) are protected from retaliation for doing so.