Boise cannot require a host to be physically present during a short-term rental stay because Idaho Code §67-6539B prohibits cities from limiting STRs based on owner occupancy or hosting model.
Cities like Portland and San Francisco use host-presence rules to keep STRs feeling residential, but Idaho's 2017 preemption statute blocks Boise from doing the same. Boise Title 11 Chapter 11-04 registers all STRs without distinguishing hosted from unhosted listings. Operators may run remote check-ins, smart locks, and absentee management without a registration penalty. The city instead leans on neutral noise, parking, occupancy, and trash standards that apply whether or not the host sleeps on-site, which is the only enforcement lever §67-6539B leaves open.
Boise does not penalize unhosted STRs; any city attempt to mandate host presence would likely fail under §67-6539B preemption review.
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