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Short-term rental rules in Littleton, CO

How Littleton regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.

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Rules here limit which homes may operate as short-term rentals, how many, where, or for how many nights a year.

  • The city issues STR licenses only as an owner-occupied 'Short-Term Primary Rental' (City Code Title 3 Ch. 23) — a new non-owner-occupied license is denied
  • Legacy non-owner-occupied licenses terminate after 2026-10-28 with no replacement issuable
  • Each STR license is single-dwelling-unit and non-transferable

Based on: Littleton City Code Title 3, Chapter 23 (Short-Term Rentals); Ordinance No. 25, Series 2021 (adopted October 2021)

Summary of the rule

The City of Littleton only issues a Short-Term Primary Rental License (owner-occupied); the ordinance prohibits issuance of new short-term rental licenses to non-primary or non-owner-occupied short-term rentals.

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Last reviewed Sep 16, 2026 · Sources · Report an error

Pending legislation

Monitoring Littleton · system last checked Nov 9, 2026

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