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Colorado Poverty Law Project Announces New Executive Director
Colorado Poverty Law Project is thrilled to introduce Shannon MacKenzie as our new Executive Director! Previously our Deputy Director and...
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Jul 1, 20221 min read
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Summary of HB22-1287: Protections for Mobile Home Park Residents
Vea abajo para esto en español SPONSORED BY REP. ANDREW BOESENECKER, REP. EDIE HOOTON, AND SEN. WINTER Effective October 1st, 2022,...
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May 31, 20226 min read
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Stephanie Steps Up to Advocate for her Family
Stephanie, 22 (whose name and image have been changed for privacy), was caring for herself, her grandma, and her two young siblings when...
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May 31, 20221 min read
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2022 Legislative Summary
Colorado Poverty Law project worked with legislators and partners to help pass several important pieces of legislation this session,...
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May 19, 20223 min read
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Vacated Eviction for Disabled Tenant
A disabled tenant received an eviction notice based on nonpayment and contacted CPLP for help. Working quickly, a volunteer attorney...
CPLP Team
Mar 29, 20211 min read
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Navigating Consular Bureaucracy
A Kenyan woman attended a CPLP monthly clinic in dire need of notarized paperwork required to comply with consular regulations. CPLP...
CPLP Team
Mar 22, 20211 min read
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Keeping Our Clients Out of Jail
While out of state in Oklahoma, a woman did not receive notices indicating that she was responsible for child support payments in...
CPLP Team
Mar 15, 20211 min read
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A Happy Ending for Christmas
A 12-year-old boy was taken to Tennessee by his mother in violation of a parenting plan established with the boy’s father. A CPLP...
CPLP Team
Mar 8, 20211 min read
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Preventing Eviction Over a Personal Vendetta
Acting on a personal vendetta, a landlord refused to accept rent for the last month on a tenant’s lease. The landlord then filed an...
CPLP Team
Mar 1, 20211 min read
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Eviction Avoided for Client with Mental Illness
A single mother with mental illness called emergency services on herself during a manic episode to prevent self harm. Her landlord then...
Milagros del Valle
Feb 22, 20211 min read
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Grandmother’s Eviction Dropped After False Accusations
A single woman was evicted after her landlord made false accusations against her grandson. The landlord alleged that the woman’s...
CPLP Team
Feb 15, 20211 min read
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Appeal of Housing Eligibility Denial
A woman was denied housing eligibility by Denver Housing Authority because of petty criminal issues caused by being homeless (open...
CPLP Team
Feb 8, 20211 min read
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Damages for Wrongful Eviction
A client with mental illness was wrongfully evicted and filed her own appeal. She then contacted CPLP and was paired with a volunteer...
CPLP Team
Jan 4, 20211 min read
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Keeping Kids with Mom
The ex-husband of an employed single mother and domestic abuse survivor sought to terminate her parental rights because she was living at...
CPLP Team
Dec 16, 20201 min read
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Reinstating Disability Benefits
A bank closed the account of a man who has severe anxiety, crowd-phobia, and additional disorders because of a debt owed by his mother. ...
CPLP Team
Dec 16, 20201 min read
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Security Deposit Refund
A hearing imparied single mother in recovery from stomach cancer tried unsuccessfully to obtain her security deposit upon moving to a new...
CPLP Team
Dec 16, 20201 min read
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Group Mobile Home Resident Negotiations
A mobile home park owner demanded that park residents relocate their homes to make room for a massive utility project. For homes that...
CPLP Team
Dec 16, 20201 min read
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Personalized Eviction Moratorium Order Declaration Form Tool
Prepare a packet to notify your landlord of your right's under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s eviction moratorium order.
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Sep 18, 20201 min read
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COVID-19 County Guides
Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Eagle, Freemont, Jefferson Larimer , and Mesa County Housing Assistaance Guides!
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Sep 14, 20201 min read
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