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Short-term rental rules in Winthrop, WA
How Winthrop 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.
- hard citywide cap: non-owner-occupied overnight rental permits limited to 10% of total housing units within town limits
- waitlist maintained once the allotted permits are issued (whole-home/absentee STR not available by-right beyond the cap)
- owner-occupied overnight rentals exempt from the cap but still require a permit
- annual permit + renewal with checklist and supporting documentation; annual inspection on renewal
- 24/7 local property representative required to respond within one hour
Based on: Winthrop Municipal Code §17.12.035 (Overnight rentals); Ord. 790 §1 (Exh. A), 2025
Summary of the rule
The total number of active overnight rentals permits issued shall not exceed ten (10) percent of the total number of housing units within the town limits.
Last reviewed Sep 15, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
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