Owner-occupied only
This city requires the owner to live at the property. If you do not, you do not qualify at any price.
| Application fee one-time | $50.00 |
| STR permit / registration annual | $100.00 |
| Business licence | not verified |
| Inspection | not verified |
| First-year total | $150.00 |
| Permit renewal annual | $100.00 |
| Business licence | not verified |
| Recurring annual | $100.00 |
Combined lodging tax: 14.75% of revenue. Charged on what you earn, so it is not in the totals above.
2 figures are not yet verified against the city (Business licence, Inspection). They are left out of the total rather than counted as zero, so the real first-year cost is higher than shown.
Conditions attached
- Must be the host's primary residence; advertisements must display license number; only one reservation/booking at a time. Denver also requires a second licence, a lodger's tax license from the Department of Finance, on top of the business license priced above. The city's two departments describe its cost differently: the Treasury Division's current tax guide (Topic 47, Licenses and Registration, revised 1/2021) says 'No fee shall be charged for a lodger's tax license', while the Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection's short-term rental FAQ says an application fee is assessed and that the amount depends on when the rental began operating and when the tax account starts. No amount is shown here until the city settles which is current. Owners engaged in business in Denver also pay the Business Occupational Privilege Tax, $4.00 per month per owner, which the city's FAQ states as $48 a year.
- Liability cover of at least $1,000,000.00 required.
Source: https://www.denvergov.org/Government/Agencies-Departments-Offices/Agencies-Departments-Offices-Directory/Business-Licensing/Business-licenses/Short-term-rentals/Short-term-rentals-laws-rules-regulations
Checked 2026-10-14 · Council Bill CB16-0262