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Short-term rental rules in Coeur d'Alene, ID
How Coeur d'Alene 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(1) bars any city or county ordinance prohibiting short-term rentals
- Idaho Code 67-6539(5) bars any city or county STR license, fee, permit, certification or registration
- No city lodging tax: Idaho resort-city local option tax is limited to cities of 10,000 or fewer
- Only a thin state-listed safety-item layer (smoke alarms, extinguisher, CO detector) may apply
Based on: Coeur d'Alene Municipal Code Title 17 Ch.X (STRs) — pre-HB583 required annual STR permit, one-unit-per-parcel, Good
Summary of the rule
Neither a county nor a city shall enact or enforce any ordinance that has the express or practical effect of prohibiting any type of short-term rentals in the county or city. ... (5) 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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