Boulder may revoke STR licenses for repeated nuisance, occupancy, or tax violations under BRC 6-3-7 and BRC 5-2-9. A documented strike pattern leads to mandatory revocation and a multi-year reapplication ban for the property and licensee.
BRC 6-3-7 and broader BRC 5-2-9 revocation provisions authorize Boulder to revoke a short-term rental license after multiple substantiated complaints within a license year. Typical strikes include unruly-gathering citations, failure to remit accommodations tax, occupancy overruns, and false primary-residence claims. After revocation, the property and the licensee may be barred from reapplying for a defined cooling-off window, sometimes spanning multiple years depending on severity. The framework supports complaint-driven enforcement near CU-Boulder neighborhoods where party-house complaints concentrate.
Once revoked, continued advertising or rentals trigger daily BRC 5-2-4 fines, immediate platform delisting, and possible court-ordered injunction against the property owner.
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