Minneapolis, MN Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Permits (2026)
Short-term rental permit rules in Minneapolis, MN, also called Airbnb permits, vacation rental licenses, or STR registration, list the application steps, fees, and operating requirements for hosting.
Key Facts
- Homestead property
- short-term rental registration required
- Non-homestead property
- rental dwelling license required
- Occupancy cap
- 10 persons maximum per unit
- Large-building cap
- 10% of units (20+ unit buildings)
- Liability insurance
- $300,000 minimum coverage
Summary
Minneapolis requires a rental dwelling license for non-homestead short-term rentals and a short-term rental registration for owner-occupied homestead units before renting to guests through Airbnb or similar platforms.
(a) Rental dwelling license required for non-homestead status property. No person shall allow any non-homestead status short-term rental dwelling unit to be occupied...unless the owner has a valid rental dwelling license or provisional license under the terms of this article. (b) Short-term rental registration required for homestead status property...unless the owner has obtained a valid short-term rental registration under the terms of this article.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 72).
Full Breakdown
Under Minneapolis Code § 244.1845, any non-homestead short-term rental dwelling unit needs a full rental dwelling license or provisional license from the Regulatory Services department, while an owner-occupied homestead unit only needs a short-term rental registration, valid only while the owner lives in and occupies the property during the rental. Tier III rental dwellings are barred from short-term rental use entirely. In buildings under 20 units, an owner is limited to one licensed short-term rental unit (with narrow homesteaded duplex/triplex exceptions); in buildings of 20 or more units, short-term rentals are capped at 10 percent of total units, though condos are exempt from that cap.
Violations & Fines
Operating without the required license or registration is grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation of the rental dwelling license, plus removal from short-term rental platforms and code enforcement citations.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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