Pasco, WA Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)

There is no published short-term rental guest-occupancy limit in Pasco because the city does not allow rentals of fewer than 30 days; the use that would carry such a cap does not exist in the current code. For the rentals Pasco does permit - tenancies of 30 days or longer - occupancy is governed by the city's adopted building and housing codes and confirmed through the certificate-of-inspection process under the Residential Rental Program (PMC Chapter 5.60), which requires each rental unit to comply with housing-code standards every two years. Those standards address habitability and safe occupancy generally rather than imposing a flat per-listing guest count. When Pasco city staff floated a short-term rental framework in 2025 and 2026, the proposal expressly included occupancy limits alongside parking standards, insurance, annual safety inspections and a local property representative - signaling that the city would set an explicit occupancy rule only if and when it adopted an STR ordinance. As reported, that proposal remained pending rather than enacted. This entry therefore does not state a numeric STR occupancy figure, because none exists in the current Pasco Municipal Code. Anyone renting a dwelling in Pasco should confirm lawful occupancy with the building and code divisions and operate only the 30-plus-day rentals the city authorizes.