Frisco, CO short-term rental limits

What Frisco asks of you

• A license covers any stay shorter than thirty consecutive days. It applies whether bookings come from a manager, a website or word of mouth.^[3]

• The code sets the ceiling at 25% of the town's residential units. That count is recertified on the first business day of each year.^[7]

• An owner who applied for a building permit on new construction by October 11, 2022 is exempt from the cap. A purchase contract signed by that date gives the same exemption.^[5]

• Either way, the license request is due within 20 days of the certificate of occupancy or the closing.^[5]

• When a license opens, staff email the next person in line. That owner has 14 days to file a complete application. Missing that deadline costs the place on the list, with no refund.^[5]

• Changing the owner's name on a waitlist entry forfeits its place. A new property address does the same.^[5]

• The guide page puts the renewal window from February 20 to April 30.^[4]

• The application page also prints a renewal cycle from February 21 to March 31. It warns that a license not renewed by that deadline becomes ineligible for renewal.^[5]

• The code wants each renewal request in hand 30 days or more before the April 30 expiration.^[7]

• Each ad quotes the license number right after the first description of the property. It also states the maximum occupancy.^[7]

• Guests park only on the rental property itself, never on a lawn or the street. Nobody may spend the night in a parked vehicle.^[7]

• Trash cans go to the curb only on pickup day.^[7]

• Amplified music outdoors is banned for guests. Other noise is judged under section 127-53 of the town code.^[7]

• Tents, trailers and recreational vehicles may not be used for overnight stays.^[7]

• A sign inside the unit gives emergency numbers with the street address. It also shows the license number, the agent's contact and the fire escape routes.^[7]

• The town's Good Neighbor Guidelines have to be posted in a prominent spot inside the home.^[5]

• With the application, the owner signs a life safety affidavit on smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. Wood-burning fireplaces get cleaned once a year.^[4]

• A license can be suspended for up to 150 days. More than one suspension within twelve months brings a revocation lasting a full year.^[7]

What Colorado asks wherever you host

These rules apply at this address whatever the city decides.

• When guests book through a platform, it collects Colorado sales tax on the full amount charged. The platform also handles any county lodging tax and local marketing district tax.^[1]

• Lodging taxes a city sets stay outside the state's system, since the Department of Revenue administers none of them. Home-rule cities that run their own sales tax sit outside it too, so start with your city.^[1]

• Hosts who take direct bookings need a Colorado sales tax license and collect the 2.9% state rate themselves. The license is $16, prorated, with a $50 deposit returned once your state tax tops $50.^[2]