Dakota County sets no minimum or maximum night rule. A short-term rental is any stay of 30 consecutive days or less. Cities may add minimums; Mendota Heights requires a two-night minimum stay.
Night limits for short-term rentals are municipal. Minnesota and city codes define a short-term home rental as furnishing lodging for 30 consecutive calendar days or less, above which it becomes a longer-term tenancy exempt from STR rules. Dakota County imposes no cap on nights. Some cities add a minimum stay: Mendota Heights City Code 3-5A-4(A)(3) requires short-term rental reservations to have a minimum two-night stay. Cities do not commonly set an annual night cap here, but always confirm any minimum-stay or annual-limit rule with your municipality.
Booking below a required minimum stay, or renting beyond the 30-day STR window without proper status, is a city licensing violation.
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