Saint Paul treats stays of 30 nights or longer as long-term tenancies rather than short-term rentals, shifting them out of STR licensing and into the city's rental-licensing and rent-stabilization regime.
Under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 327 and Saint Paul's licensing definitions, a single stay of 30 or more consecutive nights generally falls outside short-term rental rules. Such tenancies become subject to standard rental-dwelling licensing, Saint Paul's Chapter 193A rent-stabilization cap (currently 3% with vacancy decontrol), and Minnesota landlord-tenant protections. Operators using monthly bookings — sometimes called extended home-share — must hold a rental license, register the unit, and respect the rent-stabilization framework on subsequent renewals. Mid-stay flips between short and long tenure can complicate licensing.
Calling a 30-plus-day stay a short-term rental to dodge rent-stabilization may trigger DSI rental-licensing enforcement and rent-rollback orders.
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