At least 80,000 Colorado renters are estimated to be behind on their rent. Soon, landlords may regain the option to evict tenants who aren’t caught up.
Kevin J. Beaty
Gail Steger Mock gives a tour of one of the 12 units she owns in Aurora. May 6, 2021.
Gail Steger Mock has been a landlord for 35 years. She got into the rental business because she wanted to do something that would have a positive impact on people.
“You get to help them have a decent place to live, and that s where I come from. I am not a slum landlord,” she said.
But after a year of the pandemic, her properties aren’t looking as nice as she would prefer. Outside a pale blue four-plex she owns in Aurora, she pointed out some of the maintenance that she’s had to delay.