Colorado
Portable Tenant Screening Report
One Report. Every Landlord. No Application Fee.
FCRA-Compliant CRA
100% Secure Data
For Landlords & Renters
Acceptance guarantee:If no landlord accepts your report within 30 days, we refund you in full.
Colorado
Portable Tenant Screening Report
One Report. Every Landlord. No Application Fee.
FCRA-Compliant CRA
100% Secure Data
For Landlords & Renters
Acceptance guarantee:If no landlord accepts your report within 30 days, we refund you in full.
Valid for 30 days
Apply to unlimited properties
No more fees
Stop paying $35–$75 every time
No paper forms
Your SSN is safely encrypted
How it works
What is a Colorado
Portable Tenant
Screening Report?
Under Colorado's Rental Application Fairness Act, you have the legal right to order a single screening report from a Consumer Reporting Agency. You can share this report with any landlord you apply to, at no additional cost to either party.
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To be valid under Colorado law, a PTSR must include five specific elements. Portable Tenant delivers every single one.
Identity
Verification
Confirms your legal name and
identity.
Income & Employment
Verification
Renter-provided income
documents and employment
history.
Rental & Housing
History
Previous addresses and housing
court records for the last 7 years.
Credit History
Full consumer credit history
including score and adverse
events
Criminal History
Criminal history for last 5 years
(longer for sex-offender and
meth-related cases).
If any of these five elements is missing, the report doesn’t qualify under
Colorado law — and a landlord can charge you a separate screening fee.
For landlords
Better screening, zero cost
Get verified
applications
instantly
Verified reports delivered at $0 cost to you
A competitive edge in a slower market
Pre-qualify before you show the property
Always current
Require a certification of no material changes
Colorado
You cannot
Violation liability
$
Pro tip
Require a PTSR before showing the property.
Pre-qualify applicants upfront — this single step removes the most friction from the screening process and protects you from wasted showings, refunding application fees to declined applicants per the PTSR law.
Pro tip
Require a PTSR before
showing the property.
Pre-qualify applicants upfront — this single step removes the most friction from the screening process and protects you from wasted showings, refunding application fees to declined applicants per the PTSR law.
Learn how Portable Tenant works for landlords
How it works
You must
Accept a compliant PTSR when presented — you cannot require your own screening at the applicant's expense
Post in your listing, ads, and website that you accept PTSRs and that tenants who provide one pay no application fee
Accept PTSR via secure link directly from a CRA or accept PDF or paper version from renters.
Provide a written adverse action notice if you deny an applicant — including the reason and source of information
Charge any application fee when a tenant presents a valid PTSR
Consider criminal history older than 5 years
Consider rental/credit history older than 7 years
Deny housing due to insufficient income, if the applicant's gross income is at least 2× the monthly rent
Consider credit history for any applicant using a housing subsidy to pay any portion of rent.
Most violations carry $2,500 in statutory damages +actual damages + attorney fees per violation.
However, landlords who cure the violation within 7 days of written notice pay only a $50 penalty instead.
What Colorado's PTSR law means for you
You are required to accept a compliant PTSR when a tenant presents one or waive any application fees. Here's what that actually means in practice — and how to make it work for you.
Landlord obligations under PTSR law
For renters
Stop paying to apply
The problem you know too well
You found a place you like. You fill out an application. You pay $50 for a background check. You don't get it. You find another place. You pay again. And again…
By the time you sign a lease, you've spent hundreds of dollars on application fees — and handed your most sensitive personal data to a dozen people you've never met.
Colorado law says that's over.
Your rights as a Colorado renter
One fee. Unlimited applications.
Your PTSR is valid for 30 days from the date it’s issued. Use it for every application you submit during your search — landlords are legally required to accept it. The savings start with your very first application.
See your report before any landlord does
Review everything in your report before sharing it with anyone. Spot an error? Dispute it directly with the Consumer Reporting Agency — before it affects your application.
Your SSN is encrypted and hidden
Gone are the days of paper applications with your Social Security Number written out twenty times. Portable Tenant encrypts and masks your SSN from landlord view. Your identity stays protected throughout the process.
Revoke access anytime
No longer interested in a property? Pull your report access back instantly. You control who sees your data — and for how long.
Apply once. Rent anywhere in Colorado.
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Why
Portable
Tenant?
Portable Tenant is a FCRA - compliant Consumer Reporting Agency — the legal standard required for Colorado PTSRs to be valid under C.R.S. § 38-12-901.
Secure portal delivery to landlords at no charge
One report reusable for 30 days across unlimited applications
Accepted statewide. Valid for any Colorado landlord who accepts PTSRs.
2026 amendments
Compliant with both HB23-1099 and HB25-1236
Get your Colorado PortableTenant Screening Report
Ready to secure your next home? Create your reusable report
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Colorado PTSR - FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Colorado PTSR cost?
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How long is my Colorado PTSR valid?
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What if the landlord refuses to create a Portable Tenant account?
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What if my PTSR is missing one of the five required elements?
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Can a landlord run their own background check AND charge me a fee if I provide a
PTSR?
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I receive Section 8 or a housing subsidy. Do I need to include my credit history?
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What happens if a landlord illegally charges me a fee after accepting my PTSR?
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As a landlord, what if a tenant shares a PDF PTSR? How do I know it's real?
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