Minneapolis, MN short-term rental license
Hosting short stays is legal in Minneapolis once the city has licensed or registered the unit. Booking sites answer to City Hall too: Chapter 351 makes a platform remove any listing that lacks the city's number.[6]
Every rule below links to the official source it comes from, verified October 2, 2026.
Can you rent short term in Minneapolis?
Get a license first
What you apply for: Short-term rental license
- Seasonal homes
- 1,502
- Housing units
- 209,080
- Residents
- 427,246
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates
- City ruleLicense required
- City feeNone published
- Tax on each stay12.025%
- Seasonal homes7 per 1,000
Minneapolis short-term rental license
Minneapolis draws the line at 30 days. A stay that long or shorter needs a short-term rental license, platform bookings included. Renting a spare room while you stay in your home needs no license. An owner may hold one short-term rental property besides their own home, LLCs included. Every unit is limited to 10 occupants, and the license ID goes on each platform listing. Buildings of 20 or more units may devote no more than 10 percent of their units to short-term rentals. Condo buildings are exempt from that percentage.[4]
What Minneapolis asks of you
Section 244.1845 sets two tracks. A homestead unit needs a short-term rental registration, while a non-homestead unit needs a rental dwelling license classified for short-term use.[5]
No registration is needed when the owner lives in the unit, rents only part of it and stays there during the rental.[5]
The city page counts LLCs toward the limit: an owner can have only one short-term rental property besides their home. Any other unit needs a regular rental license.[4]
In a building with fewer than 20 units, the owner provides a 24-hour phone line and a pre-inspection checklist. A management plan for noise, trash and parking is required too.[5]
The owner also sends a notification letter to the owners, tenants and occupants of the building. Those within 50 feet of the property line receive it too.[5]
Liability insurance must reach $300,000 in the aggregate, unless every booking goes through a platform offering equal or greater coverage.[5]
Each unit displays emergency contacts, the street address and a floor plan showing fire exits. Guests also find how to reach the city's 311 system.[5]
A rental dwelling the director classifies as Tier III cannot be registered or used as a short-term rental.[5]
Renting a dwelling unit without a required license is a misdemeanor under section 244.1980.[5]
A non-homestead unit is licensed as a rental dwelling. For one to three units, a Tier 1 building pays a $98 building fee plus $41 per unit.[7]
All rental licenses expire on March 1 each year. A license applied for between September 1 and February 28 costs half.[7]
Booking platforms need their own city license. Before you list, they must warn you that Chapter 244 applies. They must also tell you a license or registration is required.[6]
What Minnesota asks wherever you host
These rules apply at this address whatever the city decides.
On top of whatever the city requires, the Minnesota Department of Health files a vacation home rental under the hotel or motel license. The address decides whether MDH or a local health agency issues it.[1]
Rent for a residential short-term rental is taxable lodging in Minnesota. Whoever facilitates the booking collects the tax: the owner, the platform, or each on its own share.[2]
Section 297A.66 makes an accommodations intermediary collect the sales tax on lodging located in Minnesota and remit it to the Department of Revenue.[3]
What a guest pays on top of your nightly rate in Minneapolis
Each layer is set by a different authority, and not all of them are collected by the platform.
| Layer | Rate | Remitted to |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota state sales tax[9] | 6.875% | The state revenue department |
| Hennepin County sales tax[9] | 0.15% | The state revenue department |
| Hennepin County transit sales tax[9] | 0.5% | The state revenue department |
| Metro area sales tax for housing[9] | 0.25% | The state revenue department |
| Metro area transportation sales tax[9] | 0.75% | The state revenue department |
| Minneapolis sales tax[9] | 0.5% | The state revenue department |
| Minneapolis entertainment tax[8] | 3% | The state revenue department |
| Total on a taxable stay | 12.025% |
The Department of Revenue administers all seven layers, 12.025% in total on lodging with 50 rooms or fewer. The separate 3% Minneapolis lodging tax reaches only hotels and motels with more than 50 rooms.[8]
Airbnb taxes for hostsWhat the census counts
How much of Minneapolis is already a second home
The Census Bureau counts 1,502 of Minneapolis's 209,080 homes as vacant for seasonal, recreational or occasional use. That is 7 out of every 1,000. It ranks Minneapolis 5th of the 5 Minnesota cities on this site for the share of its housing stock kept for part-year use.
- Rank in the state
- 5th of 5
- Share of housing
- 7 per 1,000
- Median home value
- $362,200
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates, tables B25004, B25001, B01003 and B25077.
Nearby and comparable
Where Minneapolis sits among its neighbors
Crosslake, MN
License required
1,789 seasonal homes, 573 per 1,000 housing units.
Crosslake short-term rental rulesEmily, MN
License required
667 seasonal homes, 658 per 1,000 housing units.
Emily short-term rental rulesBreezy Point, MN
Capped
716 seasonal homes, 391 per 1,000 housing units.
Breezy Point short-term rental rulesFAQ
Minneapolis short-term rental questions
Do I need a license to rent a room in my Minneapolis home?
How many guests can a Minneapolis short-term rental hold?
Can Airbnb keep my Minneapolis listing up without a license number?
Sources
- Lodging in Minnesota, definitions and licenses required per type of lodging, Minnesota Department of Health, read on October 1, 2026
- Sales, residential short-term rentals, Minnesota Department of Revenue, read on October 1, 2026
- Minnesota Statutes section 297A.66, subdivision 6, lodging services, Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes, read on October 1, 2026
- Short-term rental licenses, City of Minneapolis, read on October 1, 2026
- Code of Ordinances, Chapter 244, Article XVI, Rental dwelling licenses (sections 244.1845 and 244.1980), City of Minneapolis, read on October 1, 2026
- Code of Ordinances, Chapter 351, Short-term rental hosting platforms, City of Minneapolis, read on October 1, 2026
- Rental license fees, City of Minneapolis, read on October 1, 2026
- Sales Tax Fact Sheet 164M, Minneapolis Special Local Taxes (revised February 2025), Minnesota Department of Revenue, read on October 1, 2026
- Local Sales and Use Tax Rate Guide, effective October 1, 2026, Minnesota Department of Revenue, read on October 2, 2026
This page is not legal advice. It summarizes the official sources listed on this page as they read on October 2, 2026. Rules can change after that date, so check with the issuing office before you apply or publish a listing.
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