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Short-term rental rules in McCall, ID
How McCall regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Short-term rentals here are subject to registration, a lodging tax, or a small number of operating rules.
- McCall primary confirms STR permit-code repeal effective Jul 1, 2026, now in effect
- Idaho HB 583 (2026) bars STR license, permit, fee, registration, and professional-manager mandate
- Treated as residential use
- Only safety items survive per statute, yet McCall's own page still shows a CUP trigger at 11+ occupancy
- Local-option lodging tax continues (generally applicable, not STR-specific)
- 2025 court-upheld ordinance superseded by the 2026 statute and repeal
- Thin STR-specific layer demonstrably survives on primary source (Sep 10, 2026), so not unrestricted
Based on: McCall Municipal Code Title 4 Ch.13 'Short-Term Rental Permits' + MCC 3.13.09 (PRE-2026 regime, historical) — required
Summary of the rule
The City will be repealing many of the codes regarding Short-Term Rentals (STR) within the City of McCall, effective July 1, 2026.
View the ordinance source ↗✓ Verified
Active litigation / open question
STR owners sued McCall in 2024 challenging the Title 4 permit ordinance as an effective ban under prior Idaho Code 67-6539; a July 2025 state-court ruling UPHELD the ordinance core (permits, occupancy caps, inspection) as reasonable health/safety regulation. That ruling predates and does NOT establish current enforceability: it is superseded both by the March 2026 HB583 statutory rewrite (eff 2026-07-01) and by the city's own confirmed repeal of the underlying permit ordinance effective the same date. The upheld ordinance no longer applies as written.
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 10, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
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