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Short-term rental rules in Boise, ID
How Boise regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Cited law here permits short-term rental operation or bars local restriction of it, or a full read of the local code found no rule or lodging tax that reaches it.
- Basis (i) cited law: Idaho Code 67-6539 bars any city or county from prohibiting short-term rentals or requiring a license, fee, permit, certification, or registration to operate one
- State law classifies a short-term rental as a non-transient residential use for zoning
- Boise repealed its Chapter 22 short-term rental license effective 5/18/2026
- No city or county lodging tax; Boise exceeds the 10,000-population ceiling for an Idaho resort-city local-option tax
Based on: Boise City Code former Chapter 22 (Short-Term Rentals) REPEALED, effective 5/18/2026 (council approved 5/12/2026) to
Summary of the rule
No county or city shall require a license, fee, permit, certification, or registration to operate a short-term rental.
Last reviewed Oct 23, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
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