Primary-Residence-Only Rule
Rules limiting short-term rentals to a host's primary residence, including documentation required to prove residency and rules against operating multiple listings.
Short-Term Rentals in Idaho (2026)
25 rules on the books across Idaho, 4 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Short-Term Rental Permits
Whether you need a license or permit to list your property on Airbnb, VRBO, or similar platforms, and what the application process looks like.
Idaho: statewide
StatewideFew RestrictionsIdaho Code 67-6539 prohibits cities and counties from outright banning short-term rentals or vacation rentals, while…
Read full rule →Bonner County
Significant RestrictionsNo structure, dwelling or dwelling unit in unincorporated Bonner County, Idaho can be used as a vacation rental until…
Read full rule →Coeur Dalene
Significant RestrictionsIn the City of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, every short-term rental, meaning a residential dwelling rented for thirty days or…
Read full rule →Ada County
Some RestrictionsIdaho law bars Ada County and its cities from requiring a short-term-rental permit or conditional use permit in a…
Read full rule →Kootenai County
Some RestrictionsNo. Idaho law bars counties from requiring a license, permit, or registration just to operate a short-term rental…
Read full rule →Noise Rules
Noise restrictions that apply specifically to short-term rental properties, including quiet hours and rules about parties and gatherings.
Coeur Dalene
Significant RestrictionsIn the City of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, every short-term rental needs a responsible party reachable 24 hours a day, seven…
Read full rule →Bonner County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Bonner County, Idaho, disturbances or nuisances caused by vacation rental occupants and their invited…
Read full rule →Taxes & Fees
Transient occupancy taxes, tourism fees, and other charges that hosts must collect from guests or pay to the city.
Idaho: statewide
StatewideHeavy RestrictionsIdaho applies state sales tax and travel and convention tax to short-term rental stays statewide, and platforms like…
Read full rule →Ada County
Some RestrictionsAda County STRs (stays of 30 days or less) owe Idaho's 6% state sales tax plus the 2% state travel-and-convention tax…
Read full rule →Short-Term Rental Parking Rules
Off-street parking requirements for rental guests, limits on the number of vehicles, and restrictions on street parking near rental properties.
Ada County
Some RestrictionsAda County cannot require extra off-street parking just because a home is a short-term rental. Idaho Code 67-6539…
Read full rule →Bonner County
Some RestrictionsVacation rentals in unincorporated Bonner County, Idaho must provide one off-street parking space for each three (3)…
Read full rule →Coeur Dalene
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, short-term rental guests must use the dwelling's off-street parking to the…
Read full rule →Kootenai County
Some RestrictionsKootenai County treats short-term paying-guest lodging as a bed and breakfast inn under LUDC 8.4.502, capped at five…
Read full rule →Occupancy Limits
Maximum number of guests allowed per rental unit, often based on the number of bedrooms or square footage of the property.
Coeur Dalene
Significant RestrictionsIn the City of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, overnight guests at a short-term rental cannot exceed the Code's definition of…
Read full rule →Ada County
Some RestrictionsAda County may set STR occupancy limits, but only up to the same maximum that building code allows for any…
Read full rule →Bonner County
Some RestrictionsA vacation rental in unincorporated Bonner County, Idaho is capped at two (2) persons per bedroom plus an additional…
Read full rule →Insurance Requirements
Liability insurance minimums and other coverage that hosts must carry when renting their property to short-term guests.
Night Caps
Limits on how many nights per year a property can be rented as a short-term rental, sometimes called annual caps or night limits.
Ada County
Some RestrictionsAda County cannot limit how many nights per year a short-term rental operates. Idaho Code 67-6539 prohibits imposing a…
Read full rule →Bonner County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Bonner County, Idaho caps unpermitted rentals at fourteen (14) days per calendar year, divided into no…
Read full rule →Coeur Dalene
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, a homeowner can rent a residential dwelling without a short-term rental permit for…
Read full rule →Host Presence Rule
Whether your city allows only home-sharing (host on-site during the rental) versus whole-home unhosted rentals, and the enforcement process for violations.
Coeur Dalene
Significant RestrictionsIn the City of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, an accessory dwelling unit can be a short-term rental only if a majority owner or…
Read full rule →Bonner County
Some RestrictionsEvery permitted vacation rental in unincorporated Bonner County, Idaho must have a designated local representative: the…
Read full rule →Repeat Violator Strikes
Three-strike or escalating-penalty systems for hosts with repeated noise, occupancy, or registration violations, including permit revocation thresholds.
Coeur Dalene
Heavy RestrictionsIn the City of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, a first short-term rental offense is a civil penalty, any later offense is a…
Read full rule →Bonner County
Significant RestrictionsIn unincorporated Bonner County, Idaho, the Planning Director can revoke a vacation rental permit after three (3)…
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