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Colorado Rent Receipt Law

Colorado landlords must immediately give a receipt for in-person cash or money-order payments, and within seven days of a request for any other payment.

Last reviewed: October 2026

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When a receipt is requiredAutomatic for payments made in person with cash or money order; on request for any other payment (unless an existing procedure already gives the tenant a record showing amount, recipient and date).
The lawC.R.S. § 38-12-802
Landlord recordsThe statute sets no separate record-keeping rule.

What a Colorado Rent Receipt Must Show

  • Amount paid
  • Date of payment
  • Recipient (for receipts given on request)

The generator below has a field for each of these. Add your signature after you print or download it.

Details

Timing: Contemporaneously for in-person cash/money order; within 7 days after the request otherwise.

May be electronic unless the tenant asks for paper; may be part of a billing statement.

Checked against the statute text in October 2026. This is general information, not legal advice; city or county rules and your lease can add to it. Read the statute or ask a local tenant organization or lawyer about your situation.

Colorado Rent Receipt — Fill in the Details

Business details (optional)

Printed under your business name. VAT and GST receipts usually need your address and registration number. The tax number is never put in the QR code.

Keeps the name, address, contact, tax number, logo and currency in this browser (localStorage) for your next receipt, of any type. Nothing is uploaded.

Downloading the same receipt again keeps this number; once you change the receipt, it moves to the next one. Next time, it starts after the last number you downloaded on this device.

Rent Receipt Details

Items

Discount, a second tax (e.g. CGST + SGST), prices with tax included

For prices quoted with VAT or GST in them: the tax is worked out of the total, not added on top.

The discount comes off the subtotal before tax, and both taxes are charged on (or, with prices that include tax, worked out of) the discounted amount.

Scanning it shows the receipt's details on a phone. It is a convenience, not proof the receipt is genuine. How it works

Choose a design

Automatic is US Letter for USD and CAD, A4 for other currencies.

🔒 Nothing is uploaded — your receipt is generated entirely in your browser.

What each check is based on

For receipts you issue for your own business or property. Never create a receipt on behalf of a business you don't own, or for a payment that didn't happen — see our Terms.

Colorado Rent Receipt FAQ

Does a landlord have to give a rent receipt in Colorado?

Colorado landlords must immediately give a receipt for in-person cash or money-order payments, and within seven days of a request for any other payment.

What must a Colorado rent receipt include?

Under C.R.S. § 38-12-802: amount paid; date of payment; recipient (for receipts given on request).

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