Roseville, MN Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)

Section 313.03(a)(6) of the Roseville City Code requires every short-term rental license application to carry a certification and attestation that the maximum occupancy per unit is either four or less unrelated adults or one family pursuant to section 906.06. The limit is therefore an attestation the owner signs at application, and the city treats a false statement as a licensing problem: Section 313.09(a)(2) makes false or misleading information given in connection with a license application grounds for suspension or revocation.

The word family carries the weight, and Section 313.02 defines it four ways. The first is any group living together as a single housekeeping unit, all related by blood, marriage, or adoption, plus children under foster care. The second is up to four people not so related. The third is any group in which no more than two adult members function as heads of the household and the remaining members depend on them for care and direction due to age, physical disability, mental incompetency, or other reasons. The fourth is any individual who is the owner, living and maintaining a common household and using a common cooking and kitchen facility.

The application also asks for the number of bedrooms and the unit type, which can be a single-family home, twin-home, townhome, condo, duplex, triplex or fourplex. Section 313.09(a)(3) and (a)(4)i treat failure to meet chapters 405 and 906 as grounds for council action, so the occupancy certification is enforceable through the property maintenance code as well as through the license. Section 313.07(a) requires the current license to be posted inside each short-term rental unit.