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The town of Ridgway filed a lawsuit against the owners of the MTN Lodge, seeking to force the hotel to stop its "unauthorized" use as workforce housing and pay taxes. Since Feb. 1, the hotel has been housing workers who are building a Four Seasons resort in Mountain Village. MTN Lodge owners call the lawsuit "misguided" and insist the hotel can be used as workforce housing under the town's land use code. Photo by Mike Wiggins \| Ouray County Plaindealer

By [James Hanlon](https://www.ouraynews.com/author/james-hanlon/)on September 23, 2026

Injunction prohibits MTN Lodge from housing resort construction workers

A district court judge has ordered Ridgway's largest hotel to stop housing construction workers who are building a new Four Seasons in Mountain Village.