El Paso County does not require short-term-rental operators to carry liability insurance. With no STR permit or zoning power in unincorporated areas, coverage is left to the operator and any platform-provided host protection such as Airbnb AirCover or VRBO liability coverage.
El Paso County imposes no minimum-liability-insurance requirement on short-term rentals. Insurance mandates typically attach to a city STR permit, and because the county issues no STR permit and cannot zone unincorporated areas under Local Government Code Chapter 231, no county rule requires an operator to carry a specific policy or name the county as additional insured. Operators should still confirm their own coverage: most standard HO-3 homeowner's policies exclude 'business pursuits' including STR activity, so a paying-guest claim may be denied without an STR endorsement or a separate commercial policy. Platforms provide host protection (Airbnb AirCover, VRBO liability insurance), but that does not replace primary coverage. A city may require STR insurance within its limits.
No county penalty applies because no insurance is required in unincorporated areas. An uninsured operator faces civil liability for guest injuries or property damage and may have claims denied under a non-commercial homeowner's policy. Any mandate comes from a city.
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