Accommodation Unit (Short Term Rentals) Licenses

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Adopted Accommodations Ordinances: Ordinance No. 29, Series 2021; Ordinance No. 28, Series 2022

Short Term Rental Caps and Zones

A short-term rental property is defined as “a residential dwelling unit, or any room therein, available for lease for a term of less than thirty (30) consecutive days.”

A valid short-term rental license is required for each short-term rental property.
Individual homeowner associations may have requirements, restrictions and covenants related to short-term rentals.
The license is required regardless of how the properties are marketed (through a management company, on-line through websites such as VRBO and Airbnb, newspaper ads, word of mouth, etc.).
The license number must be displayed in all advertisings for the property.
Short-term rental licenses are non-transferable/non-refundable in event of property sale.
A searchable GIS map of the Short-term Rental Areas is available HERE. You can determine a specific property’s zone by searching for the address, subdivision, or schedule number of the property.
For more license cap and zone information click HERE.

Short Term Rental Complaints

Town of Breckenridge Short-Term Rental Complaint Line: 970-423-5334
Summit County Non-Emergency Dispatch: 970-668-8600

Business and Occupational License Tax and Accommodation Unit Regulatory Fee

Acquiring an accommodation unit license requires the payment of the business and occupational license tax (BOLT) and the regulatory fee. The regulatory fee is calculated at $756 per studio/bedroom per year. The total annual cost of a license is calculated as such:

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The regulatory fee is calculated on the basis of a nexus study in 2021.

On November 23rd, 2021 the Town Council passed ordinance No. 35 amending Chapter 1, Title 4 of the Breckenridge Town Code concerning the annual accommodation unit regulatory fee.

The regulatory fee is required to be kept separate from the Town’s general fund. All dollars generated by this regulatory fee are and will continue to be used for the following:

a. The town's housing policies and programs, including buy downs, lease to locals, and acquisition of deed-restricted units, and/or construction of new units;

b. To address the secondary impacts caused by the short-term rental industry by protecting the character of the local community and town neighborhoods where accommodation units are located including but not limited to lack of parking, loud noise, and increased trash associated with the higher density use; and

c. To defray the costs to the town, including, but not limited to, for staff and personnel required for the administration and enforcement of the regulatory program.

The Town’s housing programs that are funded through the regulatory fee enable local employees to access seasonal rentals and increase the deed-restricted workforce housing inventory in the community. This additional workforce housing supports the local economy.

Sales and Accommodation Tax

The Town requires homeowners who short-term rent their units to collect and remit local and state taxes. The online platforms Airbnb and Vrbo have a special agreement with the Town to collect and remit taxes on behalf of the license holders. Valid license is still required to rent.

For further details regarding sales and accommodation tax for short term rentals click here.