Short-term rental rules · Roseville, Minnesota
Short-term rentals in Roseville, explained properly.
The City of Roseville, Minnesota, requires a City license for a short-term rental, which Chapter 313 (Short-Term Rental Licenses) defines as a non-owner-occupied dwelling unit rented for 30 consecutive days or less. A license lasts one year (365 days). No license is issued to a property within 500 feet of another licensed property, except properties licensed on January 1, 2024. Rentals may not be made more often than one every seven days between October 1 and May 1 or one every ten days between May 1 and October 1, and recreational vehicles and campers can't be used as rentals. The owner may act through a local agent who lives in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott or Washington County. Chapter 308 sets a three percent City lodging tax. Rooms in an owner-occupied home and rentals while the owner is present are exempt from the license. This page rests on Chapters 313 and 308 and the Code title page (Municode version of May 15, 2026). We haven't reviewed the zoning code (Title 10) or the City fee schedule yet, so confirm zoning and fees with the City before you buy.
At a glance
What you need to know before you buy or list
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| Are short-term rentals allowed? | Conditional: Chapter 313 licenses non-owner-occupied rentals of 30 consecutive days or less, so a City license is the route to operate, but we haven't reviewed the zoning code (Title 10), so which districts allow the use isn't shown here [1] ClauseConfirming |
| Is a short-term rental license required? | Yes: a City short-term rental license is required to let a residential property in Roseville for 30 consecutive days or less, and it must be obtained before a property is converted to short-term rental. Excluded: individual sleeping rooms within an otherwise owner-occupied residence; rentals while the owner is present for the whole rental; "rent-back" rentals after a property sale; month-to-month leases that began as a lease longer than 30 consecutive days; accessory dwelling units permitted under Title 10 that are not detached from the principal dwelling; and lodging establishments licensed under Chapter 311 [1] Clause |
| Must the owner live on the property? | No: the chapter licenses non-owner-occupied rentals and lets the owner act through a local agent, meaning the owner's representative who resides in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott or Washington County and is authorized to make or order repairs or services if the property is in violation of city or state codes. Rentals while the owner is present, and rooms within an owner-occupied residence, are exempt from the license [1] Clause |
| Is there a spacing distance between licensed short-term rentals? | Yes: no license is issued to a property within 500 feet of another property holding a license under Chapter 313. Excluded: properties holding a license on January 1, 2024 [1] Clause |
| What are the license application and renewal fees? | Set by the City fee schedule, which this page doesn't show. Chapter 313 provides for a license fee and a late renewal fee, with administrative fines and the appeal fee also set by the fee schedule. We haven't reviewed the fee schedule yet and the Municode list of ordinances not yet codified, so confirm current amounts with the City before applying [1] ClauseConfirming |
| City lodging tax | 3 percent: Chapter 308 imposes a tax of three percent on the rent charged by an operator for providing lodging, and Sec. 313.05(b) says local lodging taxes are collected on all rentals less than 30 days in length in accordance with Chapter 308, paid monthly to the City's finance department. Chapter 308 defines lodging by reference to a hotel, motel, roominghouse, tourist court or resort, so confirm with the City how it applies to a licensed short-term rental. State sales tax is separate (see the Minnesota state layer); this page gives no combined total [2] [1] ClauseConfirming |
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License process
| License term and renewal | A license is effective on issuance and expires one year (365 days) after the date of issuance; renewal materials must be received before the expiration date, and late renewals are subject to fee penalties. Renters can't occupy a property if the renewal license isn't issued within five days after expiration [1] Clause Sec. 313.04. Continuing short-term rentals after expiration without a renewal is a violation of the chapter. The late fee amount is set by the City fee schedule, which hasn't been reviewed yet. |
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| Can a short-term rental license be transferred to a new owner? | Yes, by a new application: when a previously licensed property is sold, the new owner, if continuing to offer short-term rental, applies for a license within 30 days of the sale and may not allow occupancy as a short-term rental until a license has been obtained [1] ClauseConfirming Sec. 313.06(c). This is marked for review because the chapter speaks of a new application, not a transfer: the buyer files a license application within the 30-day window rather than taking over the seller's license automatically, and the 500-foot spacing rule in Sec. 313.03(b) is stated for properties holding a license on January 1, 2024, so how it applies to a buyer isn't settled on this page. |
| Application process | Apply on the City's forms (Chapter 301). The application asks for the owner's name, address, email and phone; the local agent's details if different from the owner; the property address; the unit type (single-family, twin-home, townhome, condo, duplex, triplex or fourplex); the number of bedrooms; and a certification that maximum occupancy is four or fewer unrelated adults or one family [1] Clause Secs. 313.03(a), 313.06(b) and 313.06(e)-(f). If the type of occupancy changes from the type on the license form, an amended form is filed within 30 days. The City manager may administratively deny a license if the property has been issued fines for repeat nuisance violations under Chapter 508. A person found to have rented without a license gets a license that becomes effective only after a 90-day delay from the application. |
Operating rules
| What counts as a short-term rental? | A non-owner-occupied dwelling unit rented for 30 consecutive days or less. Rental periods of more than 30 days need a lodging license with an extended stay permit under Chapter 311, a rental property registration under Chapter 313, or a rental license under Chapter 313 [1] Clause Sec. 313.02. A unit is all or a portion of a residential property arranged, designed, used or intended as separate living quarters and leased to an individual or group, and rent includes money or services in exchange for occupation of the unit. Valid license holders who rent for periods over 30 consecutive days don't have to register those rentals under the chapter (Sec. 313.06(d)). |
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| Is there a limit on how often a short-term rental can be rented? | Yes: the definition of a short-term rental says rentals may not be made more often than one every seven days between October 1 and May 1, and more often than one every ten days between May 1 and October 1 [1] ClauseConfirming Sec. 313.02 (as amended by Ordinance 1657, February 12, 2024). The minimum gap is 7 days from October 1 to May 1 and 10 days from May 1 to October 1. The limit sits in the definition rather than in an operating section, so how the City applies it to a license holder is marked for review. |
| Can recreational vehicles or campers be used as short-term rentals? | No: the definition says the use of recreational vehicles, campers or other similar vehicles as rentals shall be prohibited [1] Clause Sec. 313.02. |
| Maximum occupancy | The license application includes a certification that maximum occupancy per unit is either four or fewer unrelated adults or one family, under section 906.06 [1] Clause Sec. 313.03(a)(6). The Code defines family to include up to four people not so related, among other groups (Sec. 313.02). Section 906.06 itself hasn't been reviewed. |
| Posting and neighbor notice | The owner or agent posts a copy of the current license in each unit (property address, owner and local agent contact details, expiration date) and a copy of chapters 404, 405 and 602 or an alternative form approved by the City. On issuance and each annual renewal, within ten days of City Council approval, the owner or agent notifies all residential properties of one to four units within 300 feet, with a copy to the City [1] Clause Sec. 313.07. The neighbor notice states that the property obtained a short-term rental license on a given date, gives the property address and type, the name, email and phone of the owner or local agent, and a copy of the license. |
| Rental log and records | The license holder keeps a register of the dates and duration of rentals, on paper or electronic (printable), and submits a copy with the monthly lodging tax. Failure to provide the monthly records is a ground for suspension or revocation [1] Clause Secs. 313.12(a) and 313.09(a)(5). Program records are kept in the City office and are available to the public as applicable laws allow (Sec. 313.12(b)). |
Enforcement and appeals
| Denial, suspension and revocation | The City Council may suspend or revoke a license for grounds that include two or more confirmed violations within 180 days, false or misleading application information, failure to maintain the property to Code, violations by the owner, tenant or guests of listed laws, and failure to provide monthly records. A suspension runs at least 180 days for a first suspension and 365 days for a second; if a license is revoked, reinstatement is considered only after an ownership change (a family member or affiliated entity doesn't count) [1] Clause Sec. 313.09. On the police chief's recommendation, the City manager may administratively suspend a license after a single violation that reasonably posed a threat to public safety. Revocation is considered when violations occur or after two prior suspensions of the same licensee. Reinstating a suspended license needs a new application, a mitigation plan, remedy of the cause, satisfaction of the penalty and Council approval, and may be denied. Sec. 313.06(e) lets the City manager deny a license after fines for repeat nuisance violations under Chapter 508. |
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| Penalties for violations | Operating without a license, after revocation, or permitting new occupancy in violation of the chapter is a misdemeanor, and each day each violation continues is a separate offense. The City may also impose administrative fines in an amount set in the City fee schedule, and on failure to pay may post the dwelling unit as illegal for occupancy as a short-term rental [1] Clause Sec. 313.10. While a unit is posted, it may not be occupied by anyone other than the primary homestead owner and that person's immediate family until the fine is paid, a license is obtained or the City is satisfied the unit won't be used as a short-term rental, and any abatement, compliance order or legal action is complete. Sec. 313.13 lets the City also seek injunctive relief. The fine amounts haven't been reviewed. |
| Appeals | A short-term rental owner may appeal a violation, suspension or revocation decision to the City manager within ten calendar days, stating the grounds and paying the fee in the City fee schedule. The City Council, acting as the board of adjustments and appeals, holds a public meeting within 30 calendar days of receiving the appeal [1] Clause Sec. 313.11. Appeals require notice to properties within 300 feet of the subject property. The board may consider earlier evidence and, at its sole discretion, new information that clarifies it. |
State law that also applies
| Minnesota state sales tax on short-term rentals | Charges for a residential short-term rental are subject to Minnesota's general-rate sales tax, which the Department of Revenue lists as 6.875%, plus any local sales and lodging taxes. The tax applies when the rental is for less than 30 days, or for 30 days or more with no enforceable written lease that requires the guest to give prior notice before ending it [3] [4] [5] Clause 1 Clause 2 Clause 3 The Department of Revenue guide says residential short-term rentals (a home, a portion of a home, or any other property used as a temporary place to stay or live) are a form of lodging and related services, and that charges for them are subject to the general rate sales tax and any applicable local and lodging taxes. Revenue Notice 17-06 (published in the State Register on September 25, 2017) says state and local taxes are due on lodging if the lease or rental is for less than 30 days, or for 30 days or more if there is no enforceable written lease agreement that requires the customer to give prior notice of their intention to terminate the lease. The lodging guide's table for tips and service charges lists the state general rate sales tax as 6.875%. Sales of lodging that are isolated and occasional and not made in the normal course of business are exempt from sales tax under Minnesota Statutes section 297A.67, subdivision 23, as the notice states, and the guide adds that the income tax rule for renting out a home for 14 days or less does not carry over to sales tax. The guide says some cities administer their own lodging taxes and the state rate calculator leaves out special local taxes, so city taxes are shown on each place's page and this page does not total state and local taxes. The guide was last updated May 15, 2024. |
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| Who must register and collect Minnesota sales tax on a short-term rental? | It depends on who takes the booking: an owner who regularly rents in the normal course of business and takes the reservation and payment directly must register as a retailer and collect the tax; an accommodations intermediary that facilitates the sale must register and collect, and the owner then does not have to for those sales; an isolated rental outside the normal course of business is not required to register or collect [4] [3] Clause 1 Clause 2 Revenue Notice 17-06 says that if the residential property is in Minnesota, the owner must register as a retailer to collect, report and remit sales tax and applicable local taxes when both of these apply: the owner regularly furnishes lodging directly to a customer in the normal course of business (for the purpose of profit or producing income), and the customer makes the reservation with and pays the owner. The owner is not required to register or collect when the owner uses an accommodations intermediary to facilitate all sales of lodging at the property, or when the owner's rental is an isolated incident not made in the normal course of business. When an owner who regularly rents directly also uses an intermediary, both have liabilities: the owner collects on sales made without an intermediary, and the intermediary collects on the sales it facilitated. The guide says the owner must keep documentation of who facilitated each sale and was responsible for remitting the tax. It describes an isolated sale as one that happens once and an occasional sale as infrequent and not recurring with some degree of regularity. |
| Do booking platforms collect Minnesota sales tax on short-term rentals? | Yes where the platform facilitates the sale, meaning it collects the guest's payment and passes it to the owner: that accommodations intermediary must register as a retailer and collect, report and remit the tax on the full sales price of lodging and related services, wherever the platform or the guest is located. A site that only advertises the property and sends the guest to the owner to book does not facilitate the sale [4] Clause Revenue Notice 17-06 says an accommodations intermediary that facilitates the sale of the short-term rental of residential property located in Minnesota must register as a retailer to collect, report and remit the taxes on the full sales price of lodging and related services, whether the intermediary or the renter is in Minnesota or not. Facilitating the sale includes collecting receipts from the customer and transmitting them to the owner, directly or through third parties, whether or not the intermediary deducts fees from those receipts. It does not include mere advertising that directs the customer to contact the owner to reserve and purchase. The full sales price includes all amounts the intermediary charges the customer. Statute section 297A.61, subdivision 47 defines the term accommodations intermediary, as the notice cites. The notice is dated September 2017 and the guide May 15, 2024. |
| Does Minnesota require a state lodging license for a short-term rental? | Not settled by the statute text read: Minnesota Statutes section 157.16 requires an annual state license for anyone in the business of operating a hotel, motel, lodging establishment or resort, and the statute defines those terms by how long guests stay and how many beds or units are let. The statute text read leaves open whether a home rented for short stays is one of them, so this is marked for review [6] ClauseConfirming Section 157.16, subdivision 1 says a license is required annually for every person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of conducting a food and beverage service establishment, youth camp, hotel, motel, lodging establishment, public pool or resort. Section 157.15 defines a hotel or motel as a building, structure, enclosure or any part of one used as, maintained as, advertised as or held out to be a place where sleeping accommodations are furnished to the public for periods of less than one week; a lodging establishment as sleeping accommodations furnished to the public as regular roomers for periods of one week or more with five or more beds to let to the public (or the health-care lodging described in the definition); and a resort as a place on or near a lake, stream, skiing or hunting area or other recreational area, held out to the public for recreation stays and having for rent five or more cottages, rooms or enclosures. The Department of Health's rules and guidance were not read, so whether a particular rental needs a state license should be confirmed with the Minnesota Department of Health. City licensing and registration are separate and are shown on each place's page. |
Changes
Recent and pending changes
We read Chapter 313 (Short-Term Rental Licenses, Secs. 313.01 to 313.16, as amended by Ordinances 1626 and 1657), Chapter 308 (Local Lodging Tax) and the Code title page on Municode, version of May 15, 2026, captured October 19, 2026. We haven't reviewed the Municode list of ordinances not yet codified, the zoning code (Title 10), the City fee schedule or City Council agendas yet, so we will watch the Code for changes to Chapter 313.
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