Colorado renters
Renewing Your Lease? Make Sure You Know What Changed.
A renewal can look familiar and still be a different agreement. LeaseCheck compares what matters — fees, deposits, notice terms, and addenda — so you renew with your eyes open.
A renewal is not always the same lease
Renewals often carry quiet changes: a new fee, an updated addendum, a different utility billing method, or an unclear deposit line. Because it feels like "the same place," renters tend to sign without checking. LeaseCheck reads your renewal in the context of the fact that it is a renewal, and flags what changed or deserves clarification.
What LeaseCheck checks here
- ✓ Rent vs. total monthly payment after fees
- ✓ Security deposit carry-forward and accounting
- ✓ New fees or new addenda since last time
- ✓ Utility billing changes
- ✓ Notice-to-vacate and renewal-term requirements
- ✓ Anything that reads differently from your prior lease
Example findings
Renewal Deposit and Move-Out Accounting
Watch riskYour renewal shows a security deposit of $0.00. That may be normal if you already paid one — but Colorado's deposit-accounting rules (C.R.S. § 38-12-103) still call for clarity on whether that balance carries forward and how it will be handled at move-out.
Question to ask:
Can you confirm in writing the current balance of my security deposit and that it carries forward under this renewal?
Changed Notice Requirement
Review riskRenewals sometimes adjust the notice-to-vacate window or how notice must be delivered. Missing an updated deadline is an avoidable, expensive surprise.
Question to ask:
Has the notice-to-vacate requirement changed from my previous lease, and what is the exact deadline and delivery method now?
Frequently asked questions
My renewal looks identical. Do I still need this? +
Renewals often change in small, easy-to-miss ways — a fee, an addendum, a deposit line, a notice window. A quick review confirms whether anything shifted.
Does it compare my old and new lease? +
It reviews your renewal with renewal context in mind and highlights the terms renewals commonly change, so you know what to look at and ask about.
I have a few days to decide. Is that enough time? +
Yes. The report is generated after you upload and answer a few questions, so you can review before your deadline.