Bonner County, ID Short-Term Rentals: Repeat Violator Strikes (2026)

Subsection E.2 of section 12-484 of the Bonner County Revised Code is the strike rule. The Planning Director is authorized to revoke any vacation rental permit if, after due investigation, it is determined that the holder has received three (3) violations in a twelve (12) month period. Subsection E.1 defines what counts: failure to comply with the occupancy limits or other requirements of the permit or the section, and disturbances or nuisances caused by occupants and their invited guests that violate the Bonner County Revised Code or State Law, IC 18-6409.

A second route to revocation runs through septic failure. A failing septic system, as identified by Panhandle Health District, results in suspension of the permit. The suspension lifts once the landowner obtains approval of the repaired septic system. Operating a vacation rental with a suspended permit results in revocation of the permit.

Revocation carries a waiting period. If a permit is revoked, the landowner or their representative cannot reapply for a vacation rental permit on the subject property for one (1) year from the date of revocation. Permits are issued to a specific owner for one (1) year and cannot be transferred by sale or any other means, so a sale does not wipe the record clean for the buyer: the permit expires immediately and the buyer files a new application.

The applicant can appeal the Planning Director's decision to revoke to the Board of County Commissioners under section 12-261 of Title 12. Violations also include a failure to notify the County within thirty (30) days of a change in the local representative, which the code names as grounds for a penalty.