The bill would lift a decades-old state law that prohibits local governments from enacting rent-control measures and leave it up to cities and counties to pass any rent-control ordinances or resolutions for their areas.
House Bill 1115 won support on an 8-5 vote from the House Transportation, Housing and Local Government Committee late Wednesday, after more than eight hours of testimony.
Residential rent analysis company, Rentometer, found other double-digit spikes around Colorado from 2021 to 2022 – rent increased 15% in Aurora, 13% in Boulder, and shot up 18% in Fort Collins.
The Denver Rescue Mission found itself in hot water this week after reports emerged concerning language in an updated employee handbook. The handbook, which is updated annually, appeared to discriminate
After the policy became public, the City of Denver noted that kind of discrimination is in direct violation of the Mission's $8.7 million city contract.