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Short Term Rentals
The Assessor does not manage short term rentals.
Please visit: https://www.pitkincounty.com/1431/Short-Term-Rentals
Contact Jeanette Muzio at 970-379-9918 or email jeanette.muzio@pitkincounty.com for questions regarding short term rentals.
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Our office will always have your best interest in mind. We are happy to talk with you and are always willing to listen. We pledge to work for the citizens of Pitkin County by employing the best, most professional, friendly and courteous staff while applying fair and equitable assessments to all. It is our privilege to serve the citizens of Pitkin County.
Mission
Our primary mission is to produce fair and equitable values throughout our county and to help the taxpayers of Pitkin County understand where their tax dollars are being used. The Assessor's Office is responsible for discovering, listing, classifying and valuing all real and personal property in Pitkin County. The Assessor's Office is the record keeper of the county and is responsible for maintaining the public records, including current ownership and mapping data. We prepare and certify an accurate, annual assessment roll and submit the Abstract of Assessment to the Colorado Division of Property Taxation, as well as certify values to taxing entities and produce and deliver the warrant and tax roll to the Treasurer's Office while following the rules and statutes of the State of Colorado.
Our office is audited annually by an independent auditor contracted by the State Legislative Council and must meet criteria established by the State Board of Equalization.
What the Assessor's office does not do:
- The Assessor does not establish tax rates or mill levies
- The Assessor does not issue tax bills
- The Assessor does not collect or refund taxes
- The Assessor does not determine special assessment or maintenance district fees
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Deb Bamesberger
Assessor
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Assessor
Physical Address
530 E. Main St.
Suite 204
Aspen, CO 81611
Phone: 970-920-5160Fax: 970-920-5174
WHAT'S NEW
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Senate Bill 22-220 has changed the Colorado Property Tax Deferral program. You may review that information at 2023 Colorado Property Tax Deferral Programs.
With the passage of Amendment E in the recent election, qualifying surviving spouses of Gold Star Veterans may apply for the Senior Citizen and Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption starting in 2023. There will be more information provided about this exemption in January of 2023.
House Bill 22-1223 has exempted residential manufactured homes $28,000 and under from property tax beginning in tax year 2022. You may review that information at 2023 Assessment Rates and Property Tax Adjustments.
Senate Bill 22-238 has changed the assessment rates on different classifications and added some property tax adjustments for both residential and commercial property owners for property tax year 2023. You may review that information at 2023 Assessment Rates and Property Tax Adjustments.
House Bill 22-1416 has changed the information that you will see on your Notice of Value in May of 2023 and beyond. You may review that information at 2023 Modification to Notice of Value.
Senate Bill 21-293 has changed the assessment rates on different classifications of property for tax year 2022. You may review those changes at 2022 Assessment Rate Modifications.
House Bill 21-1061 has changed the way Vacant Land is classified for property tax purposes. You may review those changes at vacant land classification.