Effective January 1, 2026, HB25-1090 targets a different problem than the security deposit law — not what happens at move-out, but what tenants see (or don't see) before they ever sign a lease. If your advertised rent doesn't match what a tenant actually pays each month, this law is aimed squarely at you.
1. You now have to advertise a single "Total Price"
The rent you list — online, in a lease, anywhere — has to include all mandatory, unavoidable costs. A tenant shouldn't discover a $50 "amenity fee" or a "community fee" only after they've applied.
2. Common-area maintenance and similar charges can no longer be billed separately
If a cost is mandatory for every tenant — parking, amenities, CAM — it has to be baked into the advertised rent, not tacked on as a line item later. You can still charge for it; you just can't hide it in the fine print.
3. Third-party billing markups are capped
If you pass through a utility or service bill from a third party, any added markup or fee is limited — generally to the lesser of 2% of the billed amount or $10 a month — and you can't stack multiple charges for the same pass-through.
4. Optional, avoidable fees are still fine
A genuinely optional service — something a tenant can decline, like valet trash — doesn't have to be folded into the Total Price. The line is whether the tenant can reasonably opt out.
5. Non-compliance has real exposure
Tenants can send a written demand for a refund of undisclosed fees, and landlords who ignore it face interest plus treble damages — not just a slap on the wrist.