United States · CO

Evicting a bad tenant in Colorado costs ~$7,797.

That's the typical combined hit from filing fees, 1.5 months of lost rent, property damage, legal costs, and turnover — per bad tenant. Here's the full breakdown and a calculator for your specific situation.
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Filing fee

$97

County Court

Avg timeline

45 days

~6 weeks

Lost rent

$2,700

1.5 months at $1,800/mo

Property damage

$2,500

Beyond security deposit

Legal fees

$1,000

Attorney + court costs

Turnover

$1,500

Repairs, cleaning, re-listing

How Colorado handles evictions

Recent reforms extended notice periods.

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Filing → unit re-rented

Beyond security deposit

Court filing fee

$97

Lost rent during process

1.5 months at $1,800/mo

$2,700

Property damage

$2,500

Legal fees

$1,000

Turnover & re-listing

$1,500

Estimated total loss

$7,797

That's what one bad tenant typically costs a Colorado landlord.

Most of that loss is preventable.

Bad tenants almost always leave a paper trail — the problem is that most landlords don't check carefully. Here's what a proper screening catches before you sign the lease.

Fake pay stubs & inflated income

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Prior evictions they didn't mention

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Former landlord reference gaps

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The fix

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