On January 24, 2025, Defendants the City of Woodland Park filed a Motion to Dismiss a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief and Jury Demand in the District Court, Teller County, State of Colorado, against the City of Woodland Park. The lawsuit sought to invalidate Ordinance No. 1469, series 2023. The City has consistently maintained that the ordinance was lawfully enacted and that the Plaintiff’s claims were without merit.
On Friday, April 18, 2025, Teller County District Judge William Moller released a ruling on the dismissal, stating, “In reviewing plaintiffs’ argument, I find C.R.S. § 29-20-111 to be inapplicable. The HOME Act does not mention STRs; moreover, the occupants of STRs do not live in, or reside, in the community. And as noted by defendant, the legislature has specifically regulated STRs in other legislative action (see C.R.S. §30-15-401(s) and C.R.S. § 29-34-402(19). The plain text reading of the HOME Act does not implicate the Act regarding the regulation of STRs. Accordingly, the plaintiffs’ claim is not supported by a plain reading of the statute. The Motion to Dismiss is granted and the case is dismissed."
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