DCB Construction Co. v. Central City Development Co.

KOURLIS, Justice.

We granted certiorari to review the court of appeals’ ruling in DCB Construction Co., Inc. v. Central City Development Co., 940 P.2d 958 (Colo.App.1996), in order to address the question of whether a landlord is liable, under a theory of unjust enrichment, for tenant finish construction costs when the tenant defaults. In DCB Construction, the court of appeals held that a contractor that constructed improvements to leased premises pursuant to a contract with the tenant of those premises could not recover against the owner of the premises under a theory of unjust enrichment. We…