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Short-term rental rules in Girdwood, AK
How Girdwood regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Short-term rentals here operate under a registration or permit system with ongoing operating rules.
- STR-specific annual registration required municipality-wide (AO 2025-115(S-2), AMC 10.90.020)
- Girdwood is a community inside the unified Municipality of Anchorage — Anchorage regime governs, no Girdwood-specific overlay
- Whole-home / absentee STR permitted by right in all residential zones; no permit cap and no primary-residence requirement
- Platform-enforcement teeth: from summer 2026 only registered STRs may be listed on Airbnb/Vrbo
- Free, online registration; renewed annually; July 30, 2026 deadline for existing operators
Based on: Anchorage Municipal Code Ch. 10.90 (STR registration, §10.90.020); enacted by AO 2025-115(S-2), adopted by the
Summary of the rule
Existing/active short-term rentals operating within the Municipality of Anchorage (including previously permitted Bed & Breakfasts) are required to register by July 30, 2026; registration is required under AMC 10.90.020 and must be annually renewed. From summer 2026 only registered rentals may be listed on hosting platforms such as Airbnb and Vrbo.
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