From the Aspen Daily News:  Officials at the Aspen Pitkin County Housing Authority — where enforcement is based often on neighbors’ tips — are weighing the implications of a recent state Supreme Court decision upholding a Pitkin County woman’s right to find out who called in a complaint about a construction project on her property.

The state’s high court last week decided not to hear the county’s appeal of a ruling that it release records related to the code enforcement case. The state Court of Appeals found that Elesabeth Shook had the right under the Colorado Open Records Act to see the original complaint form and case files. The county had denied Shook’s initial request, claiming that the records were not subject to CORA and that releasing them could further community discord.

Officials at APCHA said they are concerned the ruling could have a chilling effect on people bringing forward legitimate complaints. With policies requiring that affordable housing residents work a minimum number of hours locally and not sublet their units without authorization, the taxpayer-subsidized system is subject to abuse that APCHA regularly confronts.

Compliance and qualifications specialist Julie Kieffer said that those subject to APCHA compliance investigations often want to know who provided the initial tip about potential rule breaking.

“Our practice has been not to reveal that information,” Kieffer said.

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