Martin v. Allen

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• recognizing that § 38-12-101 through -103, 16A C.R.S. (1982), governing wrongful withholding of security deposits by residential landlords, was enacted to equalize the disparity in power which exists between landlord and tenant in disputes over relatively small sums
• noting that not awarding attorneys' fees to tenants prevailing on appeal would allow landlords to discourage consumers from obtaining legal redress of valid security deposit claims simply by filing an appeal
• noting that not awarding attorneys' fees to tenants prevailing on appeal would allow landlords to discourage consumers from obtaining legal redress of valid security deposit claims simply by filing an appeal
• applying this rationale to award appellate attorneys' fees in an action under the security deposit statute
• applying this rationale to award appellate attorneys' fees in an action under the security deposit statute

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).