A Guide to Breckenridge Short-Term Rentals

Breckenridge’s short-term rental regulations are governed by the Breckenridge Town Code and apply to units rented for less than 30 consecutive days.

Breckenridge groups short-term rentals into four zones. Zone 1 is the “tourism” zone, while Zone 2 is the “downtown core” zone. Resort is the “resort property” zone. Zone 3 covers areas outside Zone 1, Zone 2, and Resort.

License availability is organized by zone. The allowed licenses and active license counts as of July 2026 are:

Waitlists apply to the owner, are organized by zone, and are generally nontransferable. Once notified that a license is available, a waitlisted owner has 14 business days to submit a complete application.

Calendar-year renewals are due December 31. Licenses are generally nontransferable, although narrow exceptions may apply.

A buyer purchasing a property previously used as a short-term rental may request a temporary license lasting no more than six months. This license may be used solely to honor existing reservations, and no new advertising is permitted under it.

A Town representative may inspect short-term rental units to enforce health, safety, and welfare conditions, with or without warrants and at all reasonable times.

An administrative fine of up to $1,000 per day may apply until a violation is cured. Appeal and suspension or revocation procedures also apply.

Begin by confirming the Town boundary, the property’s zone, current license availability or waitlist, and parcel and license history. Treat a sale as ending the license unless a documented exception or temporary reservation license applies.

Confirm bedrooms, occupancy, parking, the responsible agent, safety, taxes, HOA and deed restrictions, and permit history. Recheck the zone counts immediately before applying or joining a waitlist.