Summit County judge recuses himself from short-term rental regulation lawsuit, citing his marriage to Breckenridge mayor

Summit County judge recuses himself from short-term rental regulation lawsuit, citing his marriage to Breckenridge mayor

A Summit County judge has recused himself from a lawsuit that claims the county government’s short-term rental regulations violate the state constitution and state law. Judge Reed Owens earlier this month granted a motion filed by the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, Summit Resort Homeowners Inc., to disqualify himself from overseeing the case due to his marriage to Breckenridge Mayor Kelly Owens. “The past involvement of Mayor Owens in short-term ren…