Short-term rental hosting license

You need a license to rent out your place through websites like Airbnb or Vrbo.

Definition

Short-term rental hosts use a website to provide booking services for their rental property.

Examples include:

  • Airbnb
  • Vrbo
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What to know

Before you begin

Use this information only as a general guide.

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Requirements

Personal information form

When you apply for a license, you need to fill out a personal information form for each of these people:

  • The person applying
  • A contact person
  • All property owners

View the short term rental hosting personal information form 

Application

See short-term rental hosting platform license application

Fee

Find your license fee

Submit your application and forms

Submit your application and forms to Business Licenses

Report an issue

Contact us

Business Licenses & Consumer Services

Phone
612-673-2080

Fax
612-673-3399

Address

Public Service Building
505 Fourth Ave. S., Room 220
Minneapolis, MN 55415

Office hours
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Monday – Thursday

9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Friday

Minneapolis 311

Email Minneapolis 311

Phone

311 or 612-673-3000

Minnesota relay service

7-1-1

Hours

7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Monday – Friday

See list of City holidays

Regulatory Services

Phone

311 or 612-673-3000

Address

Public Service Building
505 Fourth Ave. S., Room 510
Minneapolis, MN 55415

Office hours

8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Monday – Friday

Closed on City holidays

See list of City holidays