Aurora City Code Chapter 26.5 permits an unhosted whole-home short-term rental at a primary residence for up to 240 days per calendar year, balancing owner travel and seasonal absence against the city's owner-occupancy mandate.
Because Aurora limits STRs to primary residences, the city sets an annual cap on how many nights the dwelling may be rented when the operator is not present. Operators may rent the entire home unhosted for up to 240 days per calendar year while still satisfying the 185-day primary-residence threshold. Hosted home-shares (operator on-site) carry no night cap. Operators self-report nights through the lodgers-tax filing system, and the city audits Airbnb and Vrbo data via third-party compliance software (Granicus Host Compliance) to verify compliance with the unhosted cap.
Exceeding the 240-night unhosted cap triggers license suspension, retroactive lodgers-tax penalties, and fines up to 1,000 dollars per excess night under Ch. 26.5 enforcement provisions.
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