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What are a tenant's rights against landlord who is demanding additional fees that were not part of the original lease agreement

I live in an apartment in Colorado Springs, Colorado. I was one day past the grace period when I turned in rent this month, and now my apartment complex is trying to make me pay not only a 50 dollar late fee, but also the 363 dollars for the concession rate of our apartment. And i have to pay this 413 dollars by the 10th. It is in our lease but is this completely legal or is there any way to get out of it?

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Generally, if the clause is in the lease, it is legal unless there is a specific state law prohibiting the fee (see any Colorado Landlord Tenant Statute, or Colorado Springs municipa ordinance governing leases) or a judge may, and I stress may find the term unconscionable, but that is a true long shot.

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