10 rules for unincorporated Kootenai County, Idaho.
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No. Idaho law bars counties from requiring a license, permit, or registration just to operate a short-term rental. Unincorporated Kootenai County imposes no STR-specific permit. Inside cities like Coeur d'Alene or Post Falls, city rules may apply.
Idaho Code 67-6539(1)
Neither a county nor a city shall enact or enforce any ordinance that has the express or practical effect of prohibiting any type of short-term rentals in the county or city.
STRs must follow the same noise and nuisance rules as any residence. Kootenai County enforces its nuisance ordinance and Idaho's disturbing-the-peace law equally against short-term rental guests; there is no STR-specific noise standard.
Short-term stays of 30 days or less owe Idaho's 6% state sales tax plus the 2% statewide travel and convention tax. There is no county-wide bed tax. Marketplaces like Airbnb and Vrbo often collect and remit these for you.
Idaho Code 67-6539 prohibits counties from requiring extra parking just because a home is a short-term rental. Unincorporated Kootenai County applies the same parking and traffic ordinances to STRs as to any residence.
Idaho Code 67-6539 bars counties from setting STR-only occupancy caps beyond the residential building code. Occupancy in unincorporated Kootenai County is governed by the standard International Residential Code limits, the same as any home.
None imposed by the county. Idaho Code 67-6539 bars counties from requiring liability insurance beyond what any home carries. Kootenai County mandates no STR-specific coverage, though hosts are strongly advised to carry short-term-rental liability insurance.
No. Idaho Code 67-6539 forbids counties from capping the number of days or nights a home may be rented short-term. Kootenai County imposes no annual night limit in the unincorporated county.
Idaho Code 67-6539 lists mandatory registration among the STR-specific obligations counties may not impose. Unincorporated Kootenai County has no STR registry. Owners still register with the Idaho State Tax Commission to collect lodging taxes.
Idaho Code 67-6539(1)
Neither a county nor a city shall enact or enforce any ordinance that has the express or practical effect of prohibiting any type of short-term rentals in the county or city.
None. Kootenai County cannot require a host or manager to be present or on-site, because Idaho Code 67-6539 bars STR-specific management mandates. Unhosted, remotely managed rentals are permitted in the unincorporated county.
No. Idaho Code 67-6539 forbids counties from requiring an STR to be the owner's primary residence. Kootenai County cannot mandate owner-occupancy, so non-owner-occupied short-term rentals are lawful in the unincorporated county.
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