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Short-term rental rules in the Town of Breckenridge, Colorado
Bottom line: Every short-term rental in Breckenridge needs a town accommodation unit license, however it is marketed. Licenses are capped by zone, and the town's map shows a property's zone. Each license pays the business and occupational license tax plus a regulatory fee of $756 per studio or bedroom a year. A license does not transfer when the property sells.
Free beta checked October 18, 2026 · next check by January 18, 2027 · not legal advice
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Do these rules apply to you?
Not legal advice. Rules change; check the official source. Read on 2026-10-18.
These rules cover property inside Town of Breckenridge limits. The town defines a short-term rental as a residential dwelling unit, or any room in it, leased for less than 30 consecutive days. The adopted ordinances it lists are Ordinance No. 29, Series 2021 and Ordinance No. 28, Series 2022. Source: the town's Accommodation Unit (Short Term Rentals) Licenses page.
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What are the basic rules?
- Each short-term rental property needs its own valid license.
- The license is needed however the property is marketed: a management company, Vrbo, Airbnb, newspaper ads or word of mouth.
- The license number must appear in all advertising.
- Licenses are non-transferable and non-refundable when the property sells.
- Homeowner associations may have their own restrictions.
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Are there caps?
Yes. Licenses are capped by short-term rental zone. The town publishes a searchable map where you can find a property's zone by address, subdivision or schedule number, and a separate page on caps and zones linked from the license page.
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What does a license cost?
A license requires the business and occupational license tax and an accommodation unit regulatory fee. The town page states the regulatory fee is $756 per studio or bedroom per year, set from a 2021 nexus study. The town says the fee funds housing programs, the effects of short-term rentals on neighborhoods, and the program's administration.
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What taxes apply?
Owners must collect and remit local and state sales and accommodation taxes. The town says Airbnb and Vrbo collect and remit those taxes for their listings under an agreement with the town; a valid license is still required.
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Where do complaints go?
The town lists a short-term rental complaint line and Summit County non-emergency dispatch on its page.
By the numbers
Summit County in the records
| Parcels in the hunt | 31,029 parcels the county files as homes or residential land in Summit County. |
|---|---|
| Tax bill mailed elsewhere | 30,528 of the 31,013 with a mailing address on file (98%) send the tax bill to an address other than the property. |
| Mailed out of state | 9,071 (29%) send it outside Colorado. |
| Years since the last sale | Not shown: shinnslist’s copy of this county’s record carries no sale dates yet. |
| Property types | As the county labels them: 1230 13,416; 1112;1212 10,109; 1114;1214 2,968; 1113;1213 1,578; 1233 1,013; 1182;1282 333. |
Source: shinnslist (county records), read October 16, 2026. How the counts are made and graded: How we grade. Nothing here predicts that an owner will sell. These are counts of public county records.
Questions
Questions people ask
Can I buy a Breckenridge home and keep the seller's STR license?
No. The town says licenses are non-transferable when a property sells. A new owner applies under the zone caps.
How much is the Breckenridge regulatory fee?
$756 per studio or bedroom per year, on top of the business and occupational license tax, as stated on the town page on 2026-10-18.
How do I find a property's STR zone?
Search the address, subdivision or schedule number on the town's short-term rental area map, linked from its license page.
Sources
Where each fact comes from
- Town of Breckenridge: Accommodation Unit (Short Term Rentals) Licenses, read October 18, 2026