Minneapolis, MN Short-Term Rentals: Host Platform Liability (2026)
Key Facts
- License required
- Yes, annual hosting-platform license
- Governing chapter
- Minneapolis Code Ch. 351
- Records retention
- 3 years of booking data
- Delisting duty
- Must remove unlicensed listings on notice
- Revocation bar
- 5-year ban on new license
Summary
Minneapolis requires Airbnb, Vrbo and similar booking platforms to hold a hosting platform license and to pull unlicensed listings from their sites.
No person shall engage in the activity of a short-term rental hosting platform in the city without a license issued pursuant to this chapter. ... Upon the request and notification by the director of regulatory services, the licensing official, or those official's authorized representatives, a short-term rental hosting platform shall promptly remove a property from listing and advertising platforms so as to prevent a booking or leasing of the property when the property lacks a required rental dwelling license or short-term rental registration
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 72).
Full Breakdown
Under Chapter 351, any short-term rental hosting platform operating in Minneapolis must obtain a license from the licensing official before doing business in the city. Licensees must keep three years of booking records, notify hosts of the Chapter 244 licensing requirement before allowing a listing, and remit lodging taxes collected on an owner's behalf to the Minnesota Department of Revenue. When the city notifies a platform that a property lacks a valid rental dwelling license or short-term rental registration, the platform must promptly remove that listing.
Violations & Fines
Adverse license action under § 351.80: fines, license conditions, suspension, denial or revocation; a revoked or denied applicant is barred from holding another platform license for five years. Enforcement also runs through § 1.30 citations and Chapter 2 administrative offenses per § 351.90.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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