For years, renters have dealt with pricing that felt incomplete or misleading. A rent number up top. A long list of add-ons buried later. Colorado’s new pricing transparency law aims to change that.

At Rentell, renter-first means something much simpler and much harder. It means starting from the renter’s point of view, then rebuilding the process so it feels fair, clear, and repeatable. Not easier for us. Not looser on rules. Just more honest about how renting actually works and how it can work better.

Finding a home in Colorado shouldn’t feel like guesswork. Before you apply anywhere, you have the right to know what you’re walking into: the fees, the screening rules, and how your information will be used. Colorado has clear protections that give renters more control — especially when it comes to application fees and screening reports. This guide breaks down your Colorado renter rights in plain language. We’ll cover what you can ask a property manager before you apply, what

Applying for a home in Colorado can get expensive fast. Every time you submit a new application, you’re usually asked to pay another screening fee. It adds up, especially if you’re applying to more than one place or moving in a competitive market.

Screening fees add up fast. Colorado’s portable screening law is designed to cut down on repeat costs and help you carry your verified information from one home to the next. The law lays out what a PTSR must include and when a property manager has to accept it. 

A clear guide to Colorado’s tenant screening law, how portable reports work, and when property managers must accept a PTSR.

Renters deserve a screening process that’s clear, fair, and truly portable. We built Rentell because the way people apply for housing today is slow, expensive, and built around systems that rarely serve the renter.