Kirkland, WA Short-Term Rentals: Extended Home Share (2026)

300(2) creates Kirkland's second short-term rental track for owners who can't meet the continuous-occupancy standard in subsection (1). Under this extended path, short-term rentals are permitted up to a total of one hundred twenty days per year, conditioned on two requirements working together. First, the owner or an authorized agent must occupy all or a portion of the unit as a primary residence for a total of at least two hundred forty-five days per year, roughly two out of every three days, so the unit remains genuinely a home rather than a standalone rental property.

Second, whenever the owner or agent is not occupying the unit as a primary residence, a property manager identified to both the city and every short-term renter must be continuously available and located within fifteen miles of the property, so guests and neighbors always have someone to reach. 02 conditions that apply to every short-term rental: no more than two rental agreements in effect at the dwelling at once, compliance with Zoning Code occupancy limits, and best efforts to avoid conflicts with neighbors over noise, parking, littering and trespass. The finance and administration director administers the license and may impose further conditions under subsection (7).