Finally! More states need to do the same. Victims need to be able to move away immediately, and go into the Address Confidentialty Program in their state, so their attacker/stalker can not find them. Safety is of the upmost importance – so they do not end up dead, like our 20-year-old daughter Morgan Ingram, born and raised in Colorado, and murdered there in 2011.
Colorado sex assault and stalking victims can break their residential leases under law signed by Hickenlooper –
This House Bill 1035 was sponsored by Rep. Dominique Jackson, an Aurora Democrat, and Sen. John Cooke, a Greeley Republican
Here is a link to the Denver Post article:
Started with the following article:
Victims of sexual assault and stalking push for the right to break their Colorado leases
Bill moves closer to allowing victims to find a safer place without financial penalty
Here is a link to the Denver Post article:
Victims of sexual assault and stalking push for the right to break their Colorado leases
The article state, “One victim, identified only as “S.H.” to legislators, testified at the House judiciary committee hearing of how she stopped reporting stalking incidents to police, but not out of concern they weren’t responding.”
“The stalking incidents became increasingly alarming and I was terrified every single day,” the woman testified. “I learned of the nuisance clause in my lease and the threat of being evicted for making too many calls to the police. Having an eviction or breaking your lease is almost always an automatic denial for future housing.”
The statement above is consistent for most victims of stalking – many times they end up no longer reporting the incidents of stalking, as the incidents continue with no resolution, only making the victim’s life even harder to continue with their everyday things…as in the police being called too many times is cause for an eviction! It’s crazy, but there is so much more challenges that victims of stalking face on a day-to-day basis…it’s horrific, life-altering, and needs to stop. Changing laws like this do actually HELP the victims and is a good start. Let’s put an end to stalking!
