Everett, WA Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Guest cap
- 8 guests per site maximum
- License
- City business license required
- Operator limit
- Max 2 STR sites per operator
- Signage
- No STR identification signs
- Amended
- Ord. 4156-26 § 19, 2026
Summary
Everett limits every short-term rental to eight overnight guests per site, requires a city business license to operate, and caps each operator at two rental sites citywide under Everett Municipal Code Section 19.13.250.
A. License Required. A city business license is required to operate a short-term rental. No more than two short-term rental sites may be operated by any individual, marital group, a group of people, or a corporate entity such as an LLC, within the city. ... C. Number of Guests. The total number of guests occupying a dwelling unit may not exceed eight on a site, including any site with an accessory dwelling unit. D. Signs. No signs identifying the use as a short-term rental are permitted.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 4194-26, passed July 29, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Everett Municipal Code Section 19.13.250 requires a business license before anyone operates a short-term rental in the city, and bars any individual, marital group, group of people, or corporate entity from operating more than two short-term rental sites within Everett at one time. Guest occupancy is capped at eight people per site, a limit that applies even to a site with an accessory dwelling unit. Operators may not post signs identifying the property as a short-term rental. Because Washington does not preempt local short-term rental regulation, these caps are enforceable local law inside Everett, Snohomish County.
Violations & Fines
Violations are enforced under Everett Municipal Code Chapter 1.20's uniform enforcement procedures, which set a default civil penalty of $250 per violation per day, doubling to $500 per day for repeat violators.
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