Short-Term Rentals in New Mexico (2026)

Owners intending to use property in unincorporated Doña Ana County as a short-term rental must first get a business…

Every Las Cruces short-term rental must carry a business registration certificate from the Community Development…

Santa Fe requires a city-issued permit or registration before any short-term rental can operate. On residential…

Albuquerque requires a valid Short Term Rental permit from the Planning Department for every unit rented 29 days or…

Rio Rancho requires a sworn application to the Department of Development Services naming a 24/7 local operator and…

Sandoval County's zoning code lists 'Short Term Rentals' as a permissive, by-right use in the Rural…

Gatherings at an Albuquerque short-term rental larger than the unit's overnight occupancy must end and attendees must…

Noise or disturbance from a short-term rental in unincorporated Doña Ana County is prohibited between 10:00 p.m. and…

A Las Cruces short-term rental that generates noise or disturbance, inside or outside the unit, violates both the…

Rio Rancho controls short-term rental parties through hard occupancy math: two guests per bedroom plus two, and daytime…

Santa Fe bars noise or other disturbance from a short-term rental unit after 10:00 p.m. Section 14-6.2(A)(5)(e)(ix)…

New Mexico authorizes municipalities and counties to levy a lodgers tax up to 5% on stays under 30 days, and the state…

Albuquerque imposes a 5% lodgers' occupancy tax plus a 1% hospitality fee, a combined 6% on gross rent, for every…

The CDD short-term rental permit costs a one-time $50 fee on top of any Chapter 179 fee owed, and owners must pay all…

Las Cruces charges short-term rental operators a $35 annual registration fee plus a separate one-time $50 fee to…

Rio Rancho charges a $100 application fee plus a $300 annual permit fee for short-term rentals, and taxes them at 5% of…

Short-term rental hosts count as 'taxable premises' under Sandoval County's Lodger's Tax Ordinance, so anyone who…

Santa Fe short-term rental owners pay a $100 one-time application fee, a $35 annual business license fee, and a $290…

Short-term rentals in unincorporated Doña Ana County must provide off-street parking on-site via a garage, carport or…

Las Cruces requires every short-term rental to provide off-street parking on-site through a garage, carport or driveway…

Rio Rancho requires short-term rental operators to provide on-site off-street parking that scales with bedroom count…

Santa Fe ties short-term rental parking directly to bedroom count. Section 14-6.2(A)(5)(e)(ii) requires the owner to…

Albuquerque caps overnight STR occupancy at two adults per bedroom plus two additional adults, so a two-bedroom unit…

A short-term rental in unincorporated Doña Ana County may sleep no more than twice its bed-and-sleeping-sofa count…

Las Cruces caps overnight occupancy at any registered short-term rental to two guests per bed plus two more per unit…

Rio Rancho caps short-term rental overnight occupancy at two guests per bedroom plus two, excludes children under two…

Santa Fe caps short-term rental occupancy at exactly twice the bedroom count. Section 14-6.2(A)(5)(e)(viii) sets the…

Every Albuquerque STR operator must carry short-term rental insurance of at least $250,000 per unit, covering damage to…

Every short-term rental owner in unincorporated Doña Ana County must carry property and liability insurance covering…

Las Cruces requires every short-term rental operator to carry at least $500,000 in property and liability insurance…

Rio Rancho short-term rental operators must carry at least $250,000 in insurance coverage per unit, with proof of that…

Rio Rancho limits each short-term rental to six separate rental periods a month (October exempt) and caps citywide…

Doña Ana County does not require an on-site host, but every short-term rental owner must name an owner, operator or…

Every short-term rental in Rio Rancho must have a local operator reachable by phone around the clock and able to reach…

Every short-term rental unit in Santa Fe must have a local operator on call around the clock. Section…

Las Cruces builds an escalating strike system into short-term rental enforcement: a health-or-safety finding can cost a…

Three or more violations of city ordinances or state statutes at an Albuquerque short-term rental within a 12-month…

Doña Ana County's short-term rental ordinance punishes repeat violations with escalating strikes. A first conviction…

Santa Fe escalates civil fines for repeat short-term rental violations to $100 for a first offense, $250 for a second…

Santa Fe places direct compliance duties on short-term rental host platforms, not just owners. Section 14-6.2(A)(5)(o)…