Tools for Change
These resources offer insights into Colorado's housing challenges and our proposed solutions. These materials will help you engage with our work to ensure all Coloradans – regardless of race, background, income, or ability – can have safe, stable homes they can afford.
In April 2026, forty local elected officials across Colorado signed a letter urging candidates for Governor to support repealing the prohibition on rent stabilization. These local elected officials are standing with renters and mobile home park residents in their communities to ensure that they have all the tools available to address their housing challenges. And in May 2026, twenty-six organizations signed onto an open letter that COHFA published calling on gubernatorial candidates to prioritize solutions that stop predatory rent increases and keep people housed
Colorado Homes for All is fighting to return decision-making power about rent stabilization back to local communities. Right now, state law prohibits cities from enacting local policies to manage unpredictable and unreasonable rent increases, leaving families vulnerable to displacement. The Local Control of Rents (LCR) Factsheet explains why giving local governments the ability to pass rent stabilization ordinances is crucial for building stable, thriving communities across Colorado.
This FAQ resource provides clear and straightforward answers to the most pressing questions about Colorado's housing crisis, including why rent is unaffordable, the differences between rent stabilization and rent control, and why simply building more housing isn't enough. It also explains how rent stabilization policies can protect renters, support local communities, and restore decision-making power to local governments.
In St. Paul, MN, voters passed a historic rent stabilization measure that garnered national attention. The real estate lobby then attacked the policy with misguided and premature claims that are not founded in comprehensive evidence. This report, written by Right to the City, PolicyLink, and Colorado Homes for All, provides context on these misleading claims and highlights how rent stabilization helps renters build stable lives.
While there's no question we need more housing people can afford, new research suggests that supply-focused interventions alone aren't enough to ensure stable and affordable housing for all. This research brief summarizes four recent studies that point to the limitations of a development-only approach and indicate the need for a more diverse set of strategies to improve housing affordability—including policies that directly protect tenants from unreasonable rent increases.
This resource explains Colorado’s For Cause Eviction protections, detailing when landlords can—and can't—terminate a lease or evict renters. Learn about your rights regarding lease renewals, acceptable reasons landlords must provide for eviction or lease termination, and protections against unjust displacement. You'll also find practical steps and legal resources to support your right to remain safely in your home.
Compare just cause eviction protections across seven states with this comprehensive guide from PolicyLink and Colorado Homes For All. This detailed analysis helps housing advocates understand key differences in tenant protection laws implemented between 1974-2024.
Research shows rent stabilization improves renter stability and prevents displacement of families. Caps on rent increases allow renters to stay in their communities and avoid the displacement impacts of gentrification. The spillover benefits of this are significant; tenants safe from unpredictably high rent increases are able to give their children a stable school life (instead of having to move their children to another school due to a move), build community, and rely on proximity to a job.
In 1981, the state legislature passed a broadly worded bill – now a law– that took away the rights of cities and counties to pass any local ordinances that could be considered rent control on private housing, including local ordinances that would stabilize rents. Local officials are currently prohibited from addressing their constituents’ need for affordable rents, preventing them from maintaining and building the thriving communities they want.
Yes, by overturning the state ban on rent stabilization. By putting the power back into the hands of local elected officials and residents, they can adopt the housing policies they need to ensure safe, sustainable and affordable communities.
As Coloradans – Black, brown and white, younger and older, veteran and immigrant and people living with disabilities – we must come together to ensure that families have warm, stable homes and landlords are held accountable for charging reasonable rent. Help us ensure we all have a place to call home and put the power back in the hands of local elected officials and residents.
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