A house for rent sign in Denver s Wash Park West neighborhood.
Gov. Jared Polis is poised to let Colorado’s moratorium on evictions expire on New Year’s Eve, about six weeks after he created it, allowing certain evictions to resume in the new year.
A federal moratorium on evictions will continue through January, banning landlords from removing tenants in many cases. But for the last couple months, Colorado renters have had extra protections in scenarios that weren’t covered by the national policy, thanks to an order from Polis.
In a statement, Polis’ office said that an influx of housing aid and other relief money may be enough to reduce the need for those extra protections.