13 verified short-term rentals rules for Albuquerque, New Mexico, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Albuquerque requires a valid Short Term Rental permit from the Planning Department for every unit rented 29 days or less, plus a City Business Registration. The initial permit fee is $120 and renewals are $90.
Revised Ordinances of Albuquerque 1994, Sec. 13-19-6 (STR Permits), adopted by Council Bill O-20-30
A. Permit Required. No STRO shall operate any STR without a valid STR Permit from the Planning Department for each STR unit proposed to be operated. In addition to any other necessary information, the Planning Department shall require submission of the following for each STR Permit application: 1. A physical address of the STRU; and 2. The name, phone number, email, and business address of the ...
Albuquerque short-term rentals must enforce quiet hours from 10:00 PM to 7:00 AM under ROA 1994 Chapter 13-20 and the citywide noise code, with strict penalties for host non-compliance.
Albuquerque STR operators pay 5% Lodgers' Tax, 1% Hospitality Fee, and approximately 7.9% combined Gross Receipts Tax on all room revenue for stays of 29 nights or less. Monthly reporting required by the 25th.
Albuquerque STR Ordinance ROA 1994 Chapter 13-20 requires one off-street parking space per bedroom rented, and prohibits guest parking on unpaved front yards or across sidewalks.
Albuquerque caps overnight STR occupancy at two adults per bedroom plus two additional adults, so a two-bedroom unit allows six and a three-bedroom unit allows eight. An adult is anyone over 12 years of age.
Revised Ordinances of Albuquerque 1994, Sec. 13-19-7 (STR Occupancy), adopted by Council Bill O-20-30
A. The maximum overnight occupancy of an STRU is limited to a maximum of two adults per bedroom, plus an additional two adults for each unit excluding studios or efficiencies, such that a two bedroom house would have an overnight occupancy of six adults, or a three bedroom house would have an overnight occupancy of eight adults. For the purposes of this subsection, an adult is any person over 1...
Every Albuquerque STR operator must carry short-term rental insurance of at least $250,000 per unit, covering damage to guests and damage caused by guests or the operator to others, including neighbors.
Revised Ordinances of Albuquerque 1994, Sec. 13-19-5(C) (General Provisions - Insurance), adopted by Council Bill O-20-30
Each STRO shall: ... C. Maintain short term rental insurance coverage for each STRU in the minimum amount of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) per STRU to insure against damages to guest(s) caused by the STRO, and to insure against damages caused by STRO guest(s) or the STRO when such damages are incurred by other persons including, but not limited to, neighbors;
Albuquerque does not impose a citywide annual night cap on permitted short-term rentals under ROA 1994 Chapter 13-20, though non-owner-occupied permits are capped at one per owner.
Every short-term rental in Albuquerque must obtain an annual permit from the Planning Department under ROA 1994 Chapter 13-20 and collect Lodgers' Tax plus Hospitality Fee.
Albuquerque's short-term rental ordinance R-19-19 does not mandate that hosts live on-site or be physically present during a guest stay. Whole-home rentals are permitted citywide with a valid permit and 24/7 contact requirement.
Albuquerque's short-term rental ordinance does not restrict permits to a host's primary residence. Investors can hold multiple STR permits, one per property, with no citywide cap on the number of non-owner-occupied listings.
Albuquerque's R-19-19 lets the Planning Department suspend or revoke a short-term rental permit after repeat substantiated violations, including noise, occupancy, or unpermitted operation. There is no fixed three-strike rule, but a documented pattern triggers escalation.
Albuquerque requires every short-term rental advertisement, including listings on Airbnb and Vrbo, to display the city-issued permit number. Hosts and, in practice, platforms share responsibility for compliance, with delisting used as an enforcement lever.
County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Albuquerque city rules.
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