Denver
For Denver, registration / licence required? is the City and County of Denver requires hosts to get a license to offer a short-term rental in their primary residence; residence and unit limits is Primary residence means the place where a person's habitation is fixed for the term of the license and is the person's usual place of return. A person can have only one primary residence; ordinance / administering office is Denver Revised Municipal Code, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.
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- Registration / licence required?
- the City and County of Denver requires hosts to get a license to offer a short-term rental in their primary residence. verified
- Residence and unit limits
- Primary residence means the place where a person's habitation is fixed for the term of the license and is the person's usual place of return. A person can have only one primary residence. verified
- Ordinance / administering office
- Denver Revised Municipal Code verified
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the City and County of Denver requires hosts to get a license to offer a short-term rental in their primary residence. Primary residence means the place where a person's habitation is fixed for the term of the license and is the person's usual place of return. A person can have only one primary residence.
— denvergov.org, retrieved 2026-08-18
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Registration / licence required?
denvergov.org says registration / licence required? is the City and County of Denver requires hosts to get a license to offer a short-term rental in their primary residence., as of 2026-08-18.
the City and County of Denver requires hosts to get a license to offer a short-term rental in their primary residence. Primary residence means the place where a person's habitation is fixed for the term of the license and is the person's usual place of return. A person can have only one primary residence.
denvergov.org says registration / licence required? is If you rent a property to guests for fewer than 29 nights at one time, a short-term rental license is required., as of 2026-08-18.
If you rent a property to guests for fewer than 29 nights at one time, a short-term rental license is required. The property being rented must be your primary residence. If you are not the property owner, you will need permission from the property owner to operate short-term rentals there.
Residence and unit limits
denvergov.org says residence and unit limits is Primary residence means the place where a person's habitation is fixed for the term of the license and is the person's usual place of return. A person can have only one primary residence., as of 2026-08-18.
the City and County of Denver requires hosts to get a license to offer a short-term rental in their primary residence. Primary residence means the place where a person's habitation is fixed for the term of the license and is the person's usual place of return. A person can have only one primary residence.
denvergov.org says residence and unit limits is The property being rented must be your primary residence. If you are not the property owner, you will need permission from the property owner to operate short-term rentals there., as of 2026-08-18.
If you rent a property to guests for fewer than 29 nights at one time, a short-term rental license is required. The property being rented must be your primary residence. If you are not the property owner, you will need permission from the property owner to operate short-term rentals there.
Source
- denvergov.orghttps://www.denvergov.org/Government/Agencies-Departments-Offices/Agencies-Departments-Offices-Directory/Business-Licensing/Business-Licenses/Short-Term-Rentals