Eagan, MN Short-Term Rentals: Host Presence Rule (2026)

Eagan's ordinance does not use the hosted/unhosted distinction common in STR codes, since short-term traveler rentals are not allowed. What it does require is strong owner/manager involvement. For the narrow short-stay exemptions, host presence is essentially built in: Subd. 3.B.5 (renting a bedroom) requires the owner to occupy the dwelling 12 months a year and live there with the tenant as a single household. Subd. 3.B.2 requires the owner to occupy the dwelling for the remainder of the calendar year around a 30–120 day rental. For licensed 30+ day rental dwellings, the owner need not live on site, but Subd. 4.A.4 requires the license applicant to provide contact information for at least one owner and one manager (or property-management contact) "available to city officials by telephone 24 hours/day and 365 days/year." If the owner resides outside the Twin Cities metropolitan service area, Subd. 4.A.2 requires a designated local manager. Subd. 14 makes the licensee responsible for the acts and omissions of its manager. So while there is no STR host-presence mandate, Eagan's framework demands either owner occupancy (for exemptions) or a responsible, always-reachable manager (for licensed rentals).