For the first time, Denver has slapped an unlicensed landlord with the maximum $5,000 fine allowed under a new penalty increase — part of its ongoing crackdown on what the city calls “slumlords.”
The fine, issued Jan. 14 to Lockwood LLC for a rental property at 2830 Williams St., comes after the landlord repeatedly refused to comply with Denver’s residential rental licensing requirement, despite multiple attempts from the city.
The city has previously fined the landlord, NK “Neil” Sharma, for being unlicensed…