No, sleeping on a refrigerator in your Colorado backyard is not illegal statewide. This notion stems from debunked “dumb laws” lists that circulate online as urban myths, with no basis in actual Colorado statutes like those on public health, zoning, or property use.​
Origins of the Myth
Urban legend compilations falsely claim Colorado bans sleeping on refrigerators outdoors, often lumping it with outdated icebox abandonment rules from the early 1900s aimed at child safety indoors.​
No Colorado Revised Statutes (e.g., Title 25 on public health or local codes) reference refrigerators in this context.​
Actual Colorado Laws
Backyard activities fall under local zoning, nuisance ordinances, or HOAs, which regulate structures, noise, or sanitation but ignore sleeping positions.​
Health codes focus on habitable rentals indoors, requiring safe appliances like refrigerators but not outdoor sleeping.​
Trespass or indecency laws apply only if it affects others, not private property use.​
SOURCES
[1](https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/2022/title-38/article-12/part-5/section-38-12-502/)
[2](https://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/GenerateRulePdf.do?ruleVersionId=415)
[3](https://coloradohousingconnects.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/AHC-FL-HABITABILITY-21-02-05-V11-1.pdf)
[4](https://www.coloradorpm.com/warranty-of-habitability/)
[5](https://www.parkcountyco.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4650)
