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Short-term rental rules in Chama, NM
How Chama regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Short-term rentals here operate under a registration or permit system with ongoing operating rules.
- STR-specific annual license required (Ordinance 2025-02 Vacation Rentals)
- ministerial license via STR License Application + STR Affidavit administered under NM Lodgers' Tax Act
- whole-home private residences renting under 30 days permitted; no owner-occupancy requirement
- no cap, quota, or residential-zone exclusion found in reachable primary
Based on: Village of Chama Ordinance No. 2025-02 (Vacation Rentals) — requires annual STR licences pursuant to 3-38-2 NMSA 1978
Summary of the rule
Village of Chama Ordinance No. 2025-02 (Vacation Rentals), title page verbatim: 'AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR VACATION RENTALS; ESTABLISHING RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING OWNERS OF PRIVATE RESIDENCES RENTING FOR LESS THAN THIRTY DAYS; REQUIRING ANNUAL LICENCES PURSUANT TO 3-38-2 NMSA1978; PROVIDING FOR ADMINISTRATION OF THE ORDINANCE.' Enacting clause: 'BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY, THE VILLAGE TRUSTEES, OF THE VILLAGE OF CHAMA, NEW MEXICO that:'. Paired with the Village's 'Short Term Rental License Application' and 'Short Term Rental Affidavit' forms. => an in-force STR-SPECIFIC annual license process administered under the NM Lodgers' Tax Act — a ministerial licensing scheme, not a discretionary special-use permit; subject is 'owners of private residences renting' (whole-home, not owner-occupancy-limited).
Last reviewed Sep 17, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
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