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Renting in Reunion, CO

Reunion is a master-planned community in Commerce City, Colorado, built mostly after 2005 and still growing. Rental supply here is thin — only a handful of single-family homes come up for lease in a given year — so if you are looking in Reunion specifically, it pays to know what the market actually did rather than what the big portals estimate.

What renting in Reunion actually costs

Rent is only part of it. Reunion is a metropolitan district, which means the property carries a district mill levy on top of ordinary county property tax, and homes here pay a covenant and recreation assessment. Those are the owner's bills, not yours, but they are the reason rents in Reunion sit above comparable square footage elsewhere in Commerce City — you are paying for the pools, the recreation center, the parks and the trail network. Ask any landlord here whether utilities, trash or recycling are included before you compare two numbers.

The amenities you are actually paying for

Reunion's residents get the community pools, the recreation center, Reunion Coffee House, several parks and playgrounds, and miles of walking and biking trails. Confirm with the landlord in writing that tenant amenity access is included in your lease — in some districts amenity cards are issued to the owner and have to be transferred, and that is a question worth asking before you sign rather than after.

The community rules you are agreeing to

Reunion's governing documents allow leasing, with one hard floor: the Reunion Homeowners Association Declaration (Article IX, Section 9.18) requires any lease of a single-family home to be for residential living, for a term of at least 30 days, and in writing. A 2017 Reunion Metropolitan District board resolution says the same thing more bluntly — no home in Reunion may be rented in whole or in part for less than 30 days, which rules out nightly and short-term stays whether you are renting the whole house or a room in it. The Declaration also requires that the lease itself state that a tenant's failure to follow the community documents is a default under the lease, so expect to see that clause. Neither document imposes a cap on how many homes may be rented, and neither requires the association to approve you as a tenant. Individual filings within Reunion can have their own supplemental declaration, so ask your landlord which filing the home sits in and whether anything additional applies.

Schools

Reunion is served by School District 27-J. Homes in the Truckee Street area are assigned Reunion Elementary, Otho Stuart Middle School and Prairie View High School. Attendance boundaries change, so confirm the assignment for a specific address with the district before you commit — a listing's school fields reflect the assignment at the time it was entered.

Pets: what a Colorado landlord may and may not charge

Colorado law caps what a landlord can charge for a pet. A pet security deposit may not exceed $300 and it must be refundable, so a non-refundable pet fee is not permitted. Pet rent is capped at $35 a month or 1.5% of your monthly rent, whichever is greater. Separately, assistance animals — service animals and emotional-support animals — are not pets under the law: no pet deposit, no pet rent, and no breed or weight restriction may be applied to them.

Your rights as a renter in Colorado

A landlord may not refuse you because your income comes from a housing voucher or other rental assistance — source-of-income discrimination is unlawful in Colorado. You are also protected against discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, disability and marital status. Colorado also requires landlords to accept a portable tenant screening report in many circumstances, which can save you paying an application fee to every property you apply to — ask before you pay.

Getting around

Reunion sits just off E-470 with quick access to Denver International Airport — roughly fifteen minutes door to door. Commutes into downtown Denver typically run via E-470 to I-70 or down Tower Road. Walk Score for the Truckee Street area is low, in the low twenties, so plan on driving for groceries and errands.

Updated by Mile High Aerial Properties.

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