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Short-term rental rules in Portland, OR
How Portland regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Rules here limit which homes may operate as short-term rentals, how many, where, or for how many nights a year.
- Primary-residence occupancy required for all accessory short-term rentals
- Operator must occupy the dwelling at least 270 days per year
- Vacant / non-primary-residence units are ineligible — forecloses absentee whole-home STR
- Residency verified against Oregon DMV records via OR driver license / ID
- Type B (3-5 bedrooms) requires conditional-use review
- In multi-dwelling structures, only 1 unit or 25% of units may be an ASTR
Based on: Portland City Code Title 33 (Zoning), Chapter 33.207 — Accessory Short-Term Rentals (code page dated 10/1/24)
Summary of the rule
The resident of the short-term rental must reside in the dwelling unit where the bedrooms are rented for at least nine months (or 270 days) of each year. Vacant units or units not used as a primary residence are not eligible.
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Last reviewed Sep 14, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
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