City Watch — Breckenridge
Pending STR legislation and regulatory rating tracking for Breckenridge.
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- Townwide numeric cap: 2,200 across Zones 1-3
- Zone subcaps — Zone 1: 1,620; Zone 2: 130 (full); Zone 3: 390
- Zone 3 residential effectively closed to new licenses
- Annual license plus lodging tax
- Litigation defending cap dismissed
Based on: Town of Breckenridge Municipal Code Title 4 (Business Licenses) — Accommodation Unit (STR) License; zone/cap ordinance
“2,200 town-wide ceiling across Zones 1-3 = Zone 1 (1,680) + Zone 2 (130) + Zone 3 (390); Resort Properties Zone uncapped/separate. (Zone 1 was revised up from 1,620 to 1,680 after 2021/2022 adoption — resolving the prior 2,140 shortfall.)”— Town of Breckenridge Municipal Code Title 4 (Business Licenses) — Accommodation Unit (STR) License; zone/cap ordinance
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Active litigation / open question
Colorado Property Owners for Property Rights v. Town of Breckenridge (D. Colo., filed Oct 2023): challenged the STR cap/zone ordinances as arbitrary/unequal and as violating Colorado's rent-control prohibition + equal protection. July 2024 a federal judge dismissed the constitutional equal-protection claims (rational basis for zone-based caps). Full disposition/appeal not reconfirmed this pass.
Reported as fact only, reflecting the code as currently in effect — not legal advice, and not a prediction of the outcome. Verify current status before relying on it.
Last reviewed Sep 21, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
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Monitoring Breckenridge · system last checked Sep 21, 2026
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