Blaine, MN Short-Term Rentals: Night Caps (2026)

Blaine's code contains no cap on the number of nights per year a property may be rented short-term, and no minimum-stay requirement. Because the city regulates rentals through a general rental dwelling license (Chapter 18, Article VIII) rather than a short-term rental ordinance, there is no maximum-rented-nights provision, no cap on the number of separate bookings, and no seasonal limit. The only meaningful length-of-stay distinction is for taxation, not for permission to operate: under Minnesota Revenue Notice 17-06 and Minn. Stat. 469.190, lodging of fewer than 30 days is taxable short-term lodging, while continuous stays of 30 days or more (with an enforceable written lease) fall outside the lodging-tax definition. That 30-day line determines whether state sales tax and any local lodging tax apply to a given booking; it does not impose a city limit on annual rental activity. As a result, a licensed Blaine rental may, as far as the city code is concerned, be rented as many nights as the owner chooses, subject only to maintaining the license, meeting maintenance and zoning standards, and avoiding nuisance enforcement. Hosts should not assume any 90-night or similar cap exists in Blaine; none was found. If Blaine adopts STR-specific rules in the future, a night cap could be introduced, so operators should check with Housing Services periodically for updates.