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Short-term rental rules in Winter Park, Colorado

Bottom line: Inside Winter Park town limits, renting for under 31 days needs a town business license, sales tax remittance and a short-term rental registration. The town page lists a $150 registration fee, requires an East Grand Fire life safety inspection, and says all registrations expire September 30.

Free beta checked October 18, 2026 · next check by January 18, 2027 · not legal advice

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Do these rules apply to you?

Not legal advice. Rules change; check the official source. Read on 2026-10-18.

These rules are for property inside Town of Winter Park limits. Sources: the town's Rent Your Home page and its Good Neighbor page. Property outside town limits registers with Grand County instead.

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Do you need a license or registration?

  • A town business license is required for rentals of under 31 days, and sales tax must be remitted. The town page gives no tax rate.
  • The unit must also be registered with the town before any advertising or renting. This applies even if a property manager handles the unit.
  • Put the registration number in all advertising.
  • A unit managed by a third party may operate under the property management company's business license.

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Is there a cap?

The town pages read today state no cap on the number of registrations and no waitlist.

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What does it cost?

The Good Neighbor page lists a $150 registration fee, set by Resolution 1850. Fees are not prorated. The Rent Your Home page does not state the business license fee. Ask the town's Finance Department or STR@wpgov.com.

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What are the operating rules?

  • All registrations expire September 30.
  • East Grand Fire must complete a Fire and Life Safety Inspection of every short-term rental. The town says processing can take up to 25 business days, with delays from July through October. Keep the certificate current and provide it at renewal.
  • Guests may not park overnight on any town street from November 1 to May 1.
  • No overnight trash outside, because of wildlife.
  • Quiet hours are 10 p.m. to 8 a.m.
  • The pages read today do not state an occupancy limit or a local contact rule. Ask the town.

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How do you apply?

  1. Read the town's Short-Term Rental Information Sheet.
  2. Register and pay the fee in the town's MUNIRevs portal.
  3. Complete the fire and life safety inspection through East Grand Fire.

Questions: STR@wpgov.com or 970-726-8081.

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What does this mean when you look at a property?

Ask whether the unit is registered now and when the fire certificate was issued. Registration is tied to the owner, so confirm with the town what a buyer must do. Check the property on Grand County on shinnslist.

By the numbers

Grand County in the records

Parcels in the hunt28,514 parcels the county files as homes or residential land in Grand County.
Tax bill mailed elsewhere24,383 of the 24,550 with a mailing address on file (99%) send the tax bill to an address other than the property.
Mailed out of state4,105 (17%) send it outside Colorado.
Years since the last saleNot shown: shinnslist’s copy of this county’s record carries no sale dates yet.

Source: shinnslist (county records), read October 16, 2026. How the counts are made and graded: How we grade. Nothing here predicts that an owner will sell. These are counts of public county records.

Questions

Questions people ask

Do I need a business license in Winter Park?

Yes. The town says rentals of under 31 days need a business license and sales tax remittance.

When does a Winter Park registration expire?

September 30 each year, and the town says fees are not prorated.

Where do I register a home outside town limits?

With Grand County. The county permit does not apply inside Winter Park, Fraser, Granby or Grand Lake.

Sources

Where each fact comes from