FAQs • Snowmass Village, CO • CivicEngage

Who is eligible to rent employee housing?: First priority renters must be full-time employees in the town to be considered. To qualify as a Snowmass Village employee, your employer must have an office or business located within the town. A full-time employee is defined as someone who works a full shift or 40-hour week; whichever is applicable at his/her place of his/her employment, the equivalent of eight months or more during each 12-month period. The Housing Department provides a full list of employee housing tenant qualifications.

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1. Who is eligible to rent employee housing?: First priority renters must be full-time employees in the town to be considered. To qualify as a Snowmass Village employee, your employer must have an office or business located within the town. A full-time employee is defined as someone who works a full shift or 40-hour week; whichever is applicable at his/her place of his/her employment, the equivalent of eight months or more during each 12-month period. The Housing Department provides a full list of employee housing tenant qualifications.

2. What are the housing rental rates?: Employee housing rental rates—monthly rent and security deposit—vary. A full list of rates by property is available in the Employee Housing Rental Rate form.

3. How do I apply to rent or purchase employee housing?: Those looking to rent can complete a rental application and return to the Snowmass Village Housing Office at 555 Deerfield Drive, Snowmass Village, CO, 81615, or fax to 970-923-5481. Those looking to buy can complete a sales application. Please select the appropriate application if you are an employee in Snowmass Village, or an employee in Pitkin County. Once you have reviewed the packet and completed the application, please submit to the Housing Department at 555 Deerfield Drive, Snowmass Village, CO, 81615.

4. Which rental applicants are given priority?: The Snowmass Village employee with the longest employment time will be given priority. All rental applications are prioritized according to the length of employment in Snowmass Village—not Aspen or Pitkin County. The Housing Director may prioritize current tenants, Town of Snowmass Village and Snowmass Wildcat Fire Department employees ahead of the waiting list applicants.

5. How long will it take for me to get an apartment?: It is not uncommon for an applicant to wait six to 12 months for an apartment to become available. The housing department can tell you where you are on the waiting list, however they do not have a method to determine how many apartments will be turning over from month-to-month, and how far they will move down the waiting list to rent available departments. The longer you have worked in Snowmass Village, the higher priority you will have for receiving an apartment. When apartments become available, applicants will be given 30 days notice to move into the apartment.

6. Do I need to call the housing office to keep my rental application active?: Yes. You need to call the Housing Office at least once per year to keep your housing rental application active. If you move or change your phone number, please contact the Housing Office at 970-923-2360 to update your information. Applicants who do not call annually will be placed in the inactive file.

7. Does the Housing Department have seasonal rentals?: No. All Snowmass Village employee housing owned and managed by the Housing Department requires a one-year lease. The leases start in January and end on December 31st each year.