Rental registration and licensing programs are tools that several municipalities are using to strengthen tenants’ rights within their communities and protect tenants from exploitative landlords. In strained housing markets these can be used as tools by municipalities to increase the standard of living. Estimated that 49.9% of homes and multi-family units in Denver are rentals according to US Census data … Continue reading →
Technically, short-term rentals of less than 30 days weren’t allowed under city ordinance before the new regulations were approved. But the practice had flourished in the city before regulators caught up, so officials still are working to get the majority of hosts to comply.
So far, Rowland said, the city has issued 947 short-term rental licenses — more than double the 420 that had been issued by late December.
But a key restriction in Denver’s ordinance is forcing many hosts who rent out second homes or investment properties to make a choice: change how they operate, or flout the law. Denver’s rules allow short-term rentals only for primary residences and separate dwelling units on the same property, such as a carriage house.
