Learn about your rights during an eviction process.
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This guide is for mobile home owners renting a lot or space in a Colorado mobile home park. It explains:
- What notices the park must give you before evicting you
- The legal reasons a park can force you to leave
- What to do when you get a notice
- Special protections if you missed rent due to domestic violence or similar situations
- What happens if you can't fix the problem in time and the park owner takes you to court
Note:
This information only applies if you own your home and it is in a mobile home park—meaning a single owner rents out lots or spaces for at least 5 mobile homes. If you rent your mobile home from the park owner, or if you live in a camper, RV, or motor home, this guide does not apply.
What kind of notice should I get?
Before a park owner can try to evict you, they must give you a proper written notice. This notice must:
- Be in English and Spanish;
- Be on paper (not just verbal or electronic);
- Be delivered in person or posted on your door after 2 tries to deliver it;
- Describe the space your mobile home is in; and
- Give you time to fix the problem or move your home before they file in court.
A park owner can’t force you out, change your locks, or remove your home without a court order and a sheriff present.
What are the legal reasons for an eviction?
A park owner can only evict you for certain reasons:
- Unpaid rent (you must get at least 10 days’ notice).
- Breaking state or local laws related to mobile homes (you must get at least 90 days’ notice).
- Breaking park rules that protect people or property (you must get at least 90 days’ notice).
- Causing serious harm (you or a guest endangered someone, destroyed property, or committed a felony—you must get at least 10 days’ notice).
- Park closure (you must get at least 12 months’ notice and compensation for moving or selling your home).
- Lying on your rental application.
What do I do if I get a notice?
How you respond depends on what the notice says:
- You have at least 10 days to pay before the park can sue.
- You can still pay after 10 days and possibly stay.
- Disagree with the amount? Pay what you believe you owe and keep proof.
- Can’t stay? You may move your home within the 10 days.
- If you are a victim or survivor of unlawful sexual behavior, stalking, domestic violence, or domestic abuse that has caused you to miss a rent payment, you may give your landlord documentation. This could include one of the following types of documents:
- A police report;
- A court protection order;
- A self-attestation (meaning a document that you write, explaining the situation); or
- A letter from a service provider who is assisting you, such as an attorney, social worker, medical professional, faith leader, or mental health provider.
- If you give your landlord this documentation, your landlord must offer a repayment plan.
- The repayment plan can last no longer than 9 months.
- You must agree to make payments of at least $25 each month.
Please see our guide on Housing Rights for Domestic Violence Survivors for more information.
- You have up to 90 days to fix the issue.
- You can request mediation (mandatory only if you get SSI, SSDI, or TANF).
- If the park sues, you can tell the judge you didn’t break the law.
- You may also choose to move your home within the 90 days.
- You have up to 90 days to fix the issue.
- Park rules must protect people or property and must have been made properly.
- If the rule seems unfair or not valid, file a complaint with the Mobile Home Park Oversight Program.
- If the park sues, show the court your pending complaint. The case should be delayed for at least 3 weeks.
- You can move your home to avoid eviction.
- You have 10 days to move your home. You have no option to fix the problem.
- You can challenge the claim in court. The park must prove the issue.
Park owners can’t evict you for reasons not allowed under Colorado law. If they try:
- File a complaint with the Mobile Home Park Oversight Program.
- If they sue, you can counterclaim in court. The judge can award you money if the eviction threat was illegal.
Tip:
Always keep copies of rent receipts, notices, and communication with the park. These may help you defend yourself in court.
Need more help?
If you are low-income, a senior, or a veteran, you may qualify for free legal help from Colorado Legal Services (CLS). To apply or ask if you might qualify, go to the CLS website and find the office that serves your area. If you call or visit, CLS can help you in your native language.
You can get help from the courts. Every judicial district has staff called “Sherlocks” to help people with their legal questions. To find the Sherlock in your county, visit the Judicial Department’s Sherlock webpage.