Yellowstone County, MT Short-Term Rentals: Repeat Violator Strikes (2026)
Key Facts
- Revocation authority
- Zoning Coordinator
- Notice method
- written, to holder and local manager
- Cure period
- 30 days to fix violation
- During violation
- no further reservations allowed
- Post-revocation shutdown
- 30 days minimum
- Governing section
- 27-1620.E
Summary
Yellowstone County can revoke a short-term rental permit under Section 27-1620.E when a substantiated violation occurs during the permit term. The Zoning Coordinator gives written notice to the permit holder and local manager and allows 30 days to fix the problem. A holder still in violation is barred from taking any further reservations.
E. REVOCATION
1. The Zoning Coordinator may revoke a short-term rental permit if any of the issues identified in the Section C.3 review criteria are substantiated during the term of permit.
2. The Zoning Coordinator shall give written notice of the pending revocation to the permit holder and any named local manager listed on the permit. The permit holder will have 30 days to bring the property into compliance.
3. A permit holder who is in violation is prohibited from taking any further or future reservations.
4. If a short-term rental permit is revoked, the short-term rental of the property must cease immediately and the unit shall not be rented for a period of 30 days from the date of revocation unless the Zoning Coordinator determines that the reason for the revocation has been cured or no longer exists.
Full Breakdown
3 review criteria are substantiated while the permit is active, meaning a knowingly false, misleading, or fraudulent statement of material fact in the application or a related report. Before revoking, the Zoning Coordinator must give written notice of the pending revocation to both the permit holder and any local manager named on the permit, and the permit holder gets 30 days to bring the property back into compliance. During that window, and for as long as the violation continues, the permit holder is prohibited from taking any further or future reservations, a rule that functions as an immediate strike: one substantiated violation cuts off new bookings before the cure period even runs out.
If the permit is ultimately revoked, short-term rental of the property must stop immediately, and the unit cannot be rented again for 30 days from the date of revocation unless the Zoning Coordinator determines the reason for the revocation has been cured or no longer exists. D, so a revoked operator faces the same minimum month-long shutout before the county will consider reinstating the rental.
Violations & Fines
A substantiated violation under the Section 27-1620.C criteria triggers a written revocation notice and a 30-day cure window under Section 27-1620.E.2. Anyone who keeps taking reservations while in violation breaches Section 27-1620.E.3's reservation ban. Once a permit is revoked, the rental must stop immediately and stays shut down for 30 days from the revocation date unless the Zoning Coordinator finds the violation cured.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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