Westminster, CO Rental Property Rules: Rental Registration (2026)

requires "every owner of rental property shall file with the City Manager, acting by and through the building division, an application for a rental property license," while Section 5-12-4 separately requires "every owner of a rental dwelling(s) shall register the rental dwelling(s) with the City Manager" following the same application process, though registration carries no fee and never needs renewal. A single license can cover an entire multi-unit rental property, and a restricted license can flag specific noncompliant units that cannot be rented until reinspection clears them, per Section 5-12-3(C).

Under Section 5-12-5, license terms scale with the property's age: rentals under six years old are licensed until they turn six, properties six to 20 years old renew every four years, and properties over 20 years old renew every two years, with no inspection schedule allowed to exceed six years between inspections. Every owner or agent must reside or operate within 50 miles of the property or appoint a qualifying agent. 00 for qualified income-restricted units), while rental dwelling registration carries no fee at all.

Owners must notify the building division of unit additions or reductions within 60 days and any information changes within 30 days, and a license or registration is non-transferable, requiring a new filing within 30 days of a change of ownership under Section 5-12-7.