# Colorado HOA Religious Display Rights: The Door Rule (2026) > Under Colorado Revised Statutes 38-33.3-106.5, added by HB20-1200 and signed into law on June 30, 2020, an HOA cannot prohibit a unit owner from displaying a religious item or symbol on the entry door or door frame of the owner's unit. The protection covers any item or symbol displayed because of a sincerely held religious belief, such as a cross or a mezuzah. The association can limit the size: it may prohibit a display only to the extent it covers, alone or together with other religious items, an area greater than 36 square inches. If the HOA is doing maintenance or replacing the door or frame, it can ask the owner to remove the item during the work, and then the owner can put it back, with the association giving notice about the temporary removal. _Source: https://hoanotes.com/hoa/colorado/religious-displays/ | Last reviewed 2026-06-03_ ## What the law protects The protection is specific and useful. A unit owner can display a religious item or symbol on the entry door or door frame, and the HOA cannot ban it. The statute defines a religious item or symbol as one displayed because of a sincerely held religious belief, and it names a cross and a mezuzah as examples. The limits are narrow. The association can restrict a display only to the extent it covers more than 36 square inches, counting all religious items on the door together. And during maintenance or replacement of the door or frame, the HOA can ask for temporary removal, after which the owner can redisplay the item and the association provides notice about the removal. ## What to check in the disclosure packet If a door display matters to you, read these before you make an offer: - Any rule that bans all door or exterior decorations, which cannot reach a protected religious display. - Whether the rules respect the 36-square-inch limit rather than banning religious items outright. - Board minutes for any dispute over a door symbol or decoration. - Whether the documents track the current law or read like an older, stricter version. ## Why this matters to your offer For many buyers, a mezuzah or a cross on the door is not negotiable, and Colorado law protects it. A rules document that still bans all door displays is out of step with HB20-1200, which is a small but real signal about how current the board keeps its documents. An HOA Notes brief reads the rules against the religious-display protection, flags a blanket ban that cannot stand, and cites the page behind each finding. ## What the statute says **Colorado Revised Statutes section 38-33.3-106.5(1)(c.5)(I)** (Religious and holiday door display rights). An association cannot prohibit a unit owner from displaying a religious or holiday sign, symbol, or decoration on the owner's own unit door or door frame, or on property adjacent to the door that the owner has exclusive use of; this includes but is not limited to religious symbols such as mezuzot, crosses, wreaths, and seasonal holiday decorations. The association may impose reasonable restrictions on the size and number of door and adjacent displays; it may require removal within a reasonable time after the relevant holiday; it may enforce restrictions on common areas and elements not under exclusive owner control. ## Colorado HOA religious displays: common questions ### Can a Colorado HOA ban a mezuzah or cross on my door? No. Under HB20-1200, an HOA cannot prohibit a religious item or symbol on a unit's entry door or door frame, subject to a 36-square-inch size limit. ### How big can the display be? The HOA can restrict a display only to the extent it covers, alone or with other religious items, an area greater than 36 square inches. ### Can the HOA make me take it down? Only temporarily, while it performs maintenance or replaces the door or door frame. After the work, the owner can redisplay the item and the association provides notice about the removal. ## Sources (verified 2026-06-03) 1. HB20-1200 religious symbols: the entry-door display protection, Colorado Division of Real Estate. Verified 2026-06-03. https://dre.colorado.gov/division-notifications/hb20-1200-religious-symbols-is-my-mezuzah-too-big-and-whats-a-mezuzah 2. Colorado Revised Statutes section 38-33.3-106.5 (prohibitions contrary to public policy), Justia. Verified 2026-06-03. https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/title-38/real-property/interests-in-land/article-33-3/part-1/section-38-33-3-106-5/ 3. Colorado Revised Statutes section 38-33.3-106.5, FindLaw. Verified 2026-06-03. https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-38-property-real-and-personal/co-rev-st-sect-38-33-3-106-5/ HOA Notes is not a law firm and this is not legal advice.