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Colorado · reviewed September 2026

Seasonal RV site agreements in Colorado

What Colorado law says about seasonal and annual RV guests, sub-metered electricity, sales tax and online signatures — and the clauses your agreement should carry because of it. Written for park owners, not lawyers.

Guest or tenant?Colorado has no RV-park-specific tenancy statute and no day threshold.
Metered electricNo Colorado statute or PUC rule specifically governing RV-park electricity resale was located.
Sales / lodging taxColorado state sales tax on rooms and accommodations expressly includes 'space in any auto camp, or trailer court or park.' Rentals to a permanent resident under a written agreement for at least 30 consecutive days are exempt; local lodging taxes may apply…
Signing onlineUniform Electronic Transactions Act (adopted) (C.R.S. § 24-71.3-101 et seq.)

Short version. Details, citations and sources are below.

Is a seasonal guest a tenant in Colorado?

Colorado has no RV-park-specific tenancy statute and no day threshold. The Mobile Home Park Act protects only 'mobile homes' (permanent-chassis single-family dwellings, manufactured homes and tiny homes), so RVs and park models on rented sites fall outside it. A seasonal RV occupant who lives on a site under a monthly/annual agreement is likely a residential tenant under Colorado's general landlord–tenant and FED statutes.

What that means for notices and removal

Not specifically addressed. If treated as a tenant, Colorado's general rules apply: 10-day demand for compliance or possession for nonpayment or breach (C.R.S. § 13-40-104), and tenancy-termination notice periods under C.R.S. § 13-40-107 (e.g., 21 days for month-to-month) — eviction is by court FED action.

Cite: C.R.S. § 38-12-101 et seq.; C.R.S. § 13-40-101 et seq.; Mobile Home Park Act definitions at C.R.S. § 38-12-201.5

Sub-metering electricity to RV sites in Colorado

No Colorado statute or PUC rule specifically governing RV-park electricity resale was located. Colorado's utility-billing statutes for landlords focus on mobile home parks and (from 2025) water submetering; electricity resale by a park is governed mainly by the serving utility's tariff, and industry guidance says tenants may not be charged at a profit. Confirm with your utility.

Sales and lodging tax on seasonal sites in Colorado

Colorado state sales tax on rooms and accommodations expressly includes 'space in any auto camp, or trailer court or park.' Rentals to a permanent resident under a written agreement for at least 30 consecutive days are exempt; local lodging taxes may apply separately.

Cite: C.R.S. § 39-26-102(11); C.R.S. § 39-26-704; Colorado DOR Sales & Use Tax Topics: Rooms & Accommodations

Signing agreements online in Colorado

Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (adopted). Electronic signatures are valid for seasonal site agreements when the guest agrees to sign electronically, intends to sign, and the record is kept in a form that can be reproduced and shown not to have changed. Seasonal Sites records the signer’s typed name, email, time, IP address and a SHA-256 fingerprint of the exact text signed, and stores the signed PDF.

Cite: C.R.S. § 24-71.3-101 et seq.

Clauses to include in a Colorado seasonal agreement

These are added on top of the eleven sections in the free template. Adjust the bracketed parts and have a local attorney read the result.

Recreational use, not a residence"The Site is licensed for recreational use only. The Guest maintains a permanent residence elsewhere at the address above, and the Site is not the Guest’s primary residence. Nothing in this agreement creates a residential tenancy." In this state the line between a recreational guest and a residential tenant is what decides which removal process applies, so say it plainly and keep the guest’s home address on file.
Notice periodMatch the notice periods in your termination section to the ones the state uses (10-day notice appears in the rules summarized above) rather than inventing shorter ones; a shorter contractual notice is not enforceable where the statute sets a floor.
Metered electricityBill metered electricity at your actual utility cost and say so in the agreement; where a state or utility tariff speaks to resale, at-cost pass-through is the safe harbor everywhere we looked.
Term length and taxState the exact term dates and that the agreement is for a continuous stay of 30 days or more, and keep the signed copy with the term on it — where the summary above shows a long-stay exemption, that document is usually what the auditor asks for.
Electronic signature consent"The Guest consents to sign this agreement electronically and to receive invoices, receipts and notices by email at the address above." Keep the signer name, email, date/time, IP address and a fingerprint of the signed text.

Your state association is a good second opinion on all of this: Colorado Campground & Lodging Owners Association (CCLOA / Camp Colorado).

Get the free seasonal site agreement template

Eleven plain-English sections, Word and PDF, with bracketed fields to fill in. Then paste the Colorado clauses above into it.

Or skip the paperwork entirely

Seasonal Sites takes this same agreement, fills in each guest’s name, site, rate and dates, emails them a link to sign on their phone, puts the installments on autopay, bills metered electric from your readings, and keeps the signed PDF with the audit record. Renewals for the whole park go out in one click. It works beside whatever reservation system you already use.

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Sources

This page summarizes public sources as of September 2026 for park owners and is not legal or tax advice. Statutes, tariffs and tax rules change; confirm anything you rely on with the agency or an attorney licensed in Colorado. Found an error? Email hello@seasonalsites.com.