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Appeals court revives tenants’ lawsuit over landlords’ illegal fee demands
Colorado’s second-highest court revived a proposed class-action lawsuit against landlords and other entities last month, concluding that state law did not permit the practice of demanding that tenants pay attorney fees in certain eviction proceedings. In 2021, lawmakers enacted a process by which tenants facing eviction can “cure” their delinquent payments. After a landlord has…
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Federal judge doubles down on decision allowing renter to sue Colorado’s ‘no. 1’ evictions law firm
A federal judge has declined to alter her previous decision allowing a woman to sue a Colorado law firm that handles evictions on behalf of landlords, finding the allegations credibly stated a violation of federal debt collection law. In December, U.S. District Court Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney refused to dismiss a lawsuit against Tschetter Sulzer P.C.,…