An eviction record does not create a statewide ban that prevents you from renting another home. But that doesn’t mean an eviction is irrelevant. A housing provider may consider relevant rental history when screening an application, subject to Colorado and federal rules.

Income verification is the process a landlord or property manager uses to check the income information you’ve provided. Depending on the property and how you earn money, that might involve reviewing documents, verifying employment or using a third-party service to verify income data.

If you’re self-employed, freelance, run a business or make money through gig work, you may not have the pay stubs a traditional rental application asks for. But you can still have verifiable income.

A qualifying portable tenant screening report, usually called a PTSR, lets you bring recent screening information with you as you apply for homes. In most cases, Denver landlords must accept a qualifying report, and they cannot charge you an application fee or a fee to access or use it.

If a landlord denies your rental application, Colorado law requires them to give you written notice stating the reasons for the denial. And if your application resulted in the landlord obtaining a consumer report about you, you have additional rights around seeing and challenging that information.

Colorado has rules limiting how high a landlord can set an income requirement. But proving that you meet the property’s requirement is a separate part of the application process.