What a $69 Compliance Check Actually Saves You

A single lease template check starts at $69 — or $49 each if you’re checking templates across multiple properties. Here’s what that’s actually being weighed against.

The comparison, side by side

• A wrongfully withheld deposit dispute: up to 3x the amount withheld, once a documentation gap is exposed. A $1,500 dispute becomes $4,500.
• A junk-fee violation: 18% interest + treble damages + a $100–$1,000 statutory penalty per violation.
• A rental-application-fee violation: 3x the fee charged.
• A source-of-income violation: a statutory minimum of $5,000, up to $50,000 for repeat violations.
• A defectively served eviction notice: the case restarts, commonly turning a $5,000–$10,000 eviction into a substantially larger one.

See Every Fine and Penalty Colorado Landlords Can Face for the full list with sources. Every one of those numbers is a multiple of $69 — several are two orders of magnitude larger.

What the $69 actually includes

A compliance check isn’t just a list of problems. It includes a plain-English compliance report explaining what’s flagged and why it matters under current Colorado law, and a recommended, corrected version of your lease template with the flagged clauses rewritten — language you can actually use, not just citations to go interpret yourself. Both are included in every check; the corrected lease isn’t a paid add-on.

Why “I’ll check it if something comes up” is the expensive option

The check costs the same $69 whether your template turns out to be perfectly fine or has five things wrong with it. Waiting until a dispute forces the question means the check happens anyway — just at the cost of the dispute, not the cost of the check, and often after the outcome is already locked in.

Where the multi-unit math gets more favorable

For a landlord with several properties, the $49-per-template rate on a 6-pack means checking every template you use costs less than the minimum statutory penalty for a single source-of-income violation, and a small fraction of a single contested eviction. One out-of-date clause repeated across several leases isn’t one risk — it’s that risk multiplied by every unit using that template.

What to weigh before deciding

• How many of your current leases actually use the same template, unreviewed since it was first written?
• Does the cost of checking every one of them still outweigh the cost of even one of the disputes covered above?
• Is there a specific clause — deposit, fees, notice language — you already suspect might be out of date?

The bottom line

$69 (or $49 per template for multiple properties) is the cost of finding out before it matters. Start with a Lease Compliance Report, or see the full pricing details.

LeaseCheck for Landlords is an educational lease-compliance screening tool. It is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Colorado rental laws change; confirm specifics for your situation with a licensed attorney.