Boise STR Rules: Confirm the Clerk Before You Advertise 2026

Thomas Garner
15 hours ago
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Updated: 8 hours ago

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Typical Boise listings earned about $25,127 last year from 1,268 active rentals, AirROI trailing twelve months from August 2025 through July 2026. The average night was $195. Occupancy was 47.8 percent. Revenue per available night was $94. Year over year is minus 0.3 percent. Active supply moved plus 10.3 percent.

The three strongest city months are June, August, and May. June is the busiest. January is the slowest. Occupancy is weakest in July. Most guests arrive from Boise, then Portland. Stay is 6.6 nights, booked about 42 days ahead. Call the Boise City Clerk at 208-972-8150. 150 N Capitol Blvd. On May 12, 2026 City Council repealed the city's STR ordinance to align with Idaho HB 583. Effective May 18, 2026 a City of Boise short-term rental license is no longer required. The city still enforces nuisance, noise, parking, safety, and occupancy rules. Confirm 2026. Do not invent an $80 license as a current requirement. AirROI's low-regulation label is a scrape of listings, not the town file.

Confirm You Are Inside Boise Before You Advertise

Confirm you are inside Boise before you advertise. Meridian is another municipality. Eagle is another hall. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Treasure Valley Getaways is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $25,127 on 1,268 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. January is the city hole. Call 208-972-8150 before you advertise a Boise stay. A city STR license is no longer required after May 18, 2026. Meridian is not the North End. Eagle is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $25,127 on 1,268 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. January is the city hole. Call 208-972-8150 before you advertise a Boise stay. A city STR license is no longer required after May 18, 2026. Meridian is not the North End. Eagle is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $25,127 on 1,268 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. January is the city hole. Call 208-972-8150 before you advertise a Boise stay.

Call the City Clerk at 208-972-8150

Call the Boise City Clerk at 208-972-8150. 150 N Capitol Blvd. On May 12, 2026 City Council repealed the city's STR ordinance to align with Idaho HB 583. Effective May 18, 2026 a City of Boise short-term rental license is no longer required. The city still enforces nuisance, noise, parking, safety, and occupancy rules. Confirm 2026. Do not invent an $80 license as a current requirement. AirROI's low-regulation label is a scrape of listings, not the town file. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Keep $25,127 on 1,268 city listings on its own line. Market a Boise Stay is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $25,127 on 1,268 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. January is the city hole. Call 208-972-8150 before you advertise a Boise stay. A city STR license is no longer required after May 18, 2026. Meridian is not the North End. Eagle is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $25,127 on 1,268 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. January is the city hole. Call 208-972-8150 before you advertise a Boise stay.

The City License Was Repealed May 18, 2026

Effective May 18, 2026 a City of Boise short-term rental license is no longer required. Confirm 2026. Do not invent a current $80 license. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. June is the city peak. January is the city hole. Boise Shoulder is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $25,127 on 1,268 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. January is the city hole. Call 208-972-8150 before you advertise a Boise stay. A city STR license is no longer required after May 18, 2026. Meridian is not the North End. Eagle is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $25,127 on 1,268 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. January is the city hole. Call 208-972-8150 before you advertise a Boise stay. A city STR license is no longer required after May 18, 2026. Meridian is not the North End. Eagle is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $25,127 on 1,268 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. January is the city hole.

Nuisance, Noise, Parking, and Safety Still Apply

The city still enforces nuisance, noise, parking, safety, and occupancy rules. Hours change. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Call 208-972-8150 before you advertise a Boise stay. Boise Remote Stays is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $25,127 on 1,268 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. January is the city hole. Call 208-972-8150 before you advertise a Boise stay. A city STR license is no longer required after May 18, 2026. Meridian is not the North End. Eagle is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $25,127 on 1,268 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. January is the city hole. Call 208-972-8150 before you advertise a Boise stay. A city STR license is no longer required after May 18, 2026. Meridian is not the North End. Eagle is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $25,127 on 1,268 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. January is the city hole. Call 208-972-8150 before you advertise a Boise stay.

Do Not Invent an $80 License as Current

Idaho HB 583 is why the city repealed the license. It is not a blank check. Confirm remaining city code at the clerk. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. A city STR license is no longer required after May 18, 2026. DIY vs Hire in Boise is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $25,127 on 1,268 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. January is the city hole. Call 208-972-8150 before you advertise a Boise stay. A city STR license is no longer required after May 18, 2026. Meridian is not the North End. Eagle is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $25,127 on 1,268 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. January is the city hole. Call 208-972-8150 before you advertise a Boise stay. A city STR license is no longer required after May 18, 2026. Meridian is not the North End. Eagle is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $25,127 on 1,268 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. January is the city hole.

A Listing Scrape Is Not the Town File

AirROI's low-regulation label and 0 percent registration evidence are a scrape of listings. They are not the City Clerk. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Meridian is not the North End. Who Books Boise is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $25,127 on 1,268 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. January is the city hole. Call 208-972-8150 before you advertise a Boise stay. A city STR license is no longer required after May 18, 2026. Meridian is not the North End. Eagle is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $25,127 on 1,268 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. January is the city hole. Call 208-972-8150 before you advertise a Boise stay. A city STR license is no longer required after May 18, 2026. Meridian is not the North End. Eagle is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $25,127 on 1,268 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. January is the city hole. Call 208-972-8150 before you advertise a Boise stay.

Meridian and Eagle Are Other Halls

Meridian and Eagle are other halls. Do not file Boise's repeal as those towns. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Eagle is not downtown. Buying a Boise Rental is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $25,127 on 1,268 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. January is the city hole. Call 208-972-8150 before you advertise a Boise stay. A city STR license is no longer required after May 18, 2026. Meridian is not the North End. Eagle is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $25,127 on 1,268 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. January is the city hole. Call 208-972-8150 before you advertise a Boise stay. A city STR license is no longer required after May 18, 2026. Meridian is not the North End. Eagle is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $25,127 on 1,268 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. January is the city hole. Call 208-972-8150 before you advertise a Boise stay. A city STR license is no longer required after May 18, 2026.

What to Bring to Capitol Boulevard

What to bring to Capitol Boulevard is the parcel and the remaining city-code questions. Call 208-972-8150. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. We market. We do not take the lock. Boise Tourism Data is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $25,127 on 1,268 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. January is the city hole. Call 208-972-8150 before you advertise a Boise stay. A city STR license is no longer required after May 18, 2026. Meridian is not the North End. Eagle is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $25,127 on 1,268 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. January is the city hole. Call 208-972-8150 before you advertise a Boise stay. A city STR license is no longer required after May 18, 2026. Meridian is not the North End. Eagle is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $25,127 on 1,268 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. January is the city hole. Call 208-972-8150 before you advertise a Boise stay.

Hosts who underwrite Treasure Valley stays should keep $25,127 on 1,268 city listings, call 208-972-8150, and leave Meridian and Eagle on their own lines. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $25,127 on 1,268 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. January is the city hole. Call 208-972-8150 before you advertise a Boise stay. A city STR license is no longer required after May 18, 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I still need a short-term rental license in Boise?

No — as of May 18, 2026, a City of Boise short-term rental license is no longer required. City Council repealed the ordinance on May 12, 2026 to align with Idaho HB 583. That said, the city still enforces nuisance, noise, parking, safety, and occupancy rules, so confirm current code with the Clerk before you advertise rather than assuming zero regulation.

Is the old $80 license fee still something I should budget for?

No, don't invent it as a current requirement. The $80 figure belonged to the repealed ordinance, and AirROI's low-regulation label reflecting that change is a scrape of listing data, not an official city record. Confirm the current status directly with the Boise City Clerk at 208-972-8150 before pricing any permit cost into your budget.

Where and how do I confirm Boise's current short-term rental rules?

Call the Boise City Clerk at 208-972-8150, or visit 150 N Capitol Blvd. That's the office that confirmed the May 2026 repeal and can speak to current nuisance, noise, parking, safety, and occupancy enforcement. A listing aggregator's regulation summary isn't a substitute for that direct confirmation.

What rules still apply even though the license was repealed?

Nuisance, noise, parking, safety, and occupancy rules remain enforced by the city even after the STR-specific license requirement ended. The repeal removed the licensing step tied to Idaho HB 583, not the city's general code enforcement. Confirm the current scope of those rules with the Clerk's office before you advertise.

How much did a typical Boise listing earn last year?

About $25,127 over the trailing twelve months from August 2025 through July 2026, across 1,268 active rentals, with a $195 average nightly rate and 47.8 percent occupancy. Revenue was down slightly year-over-year at minus 0.3 percent, while active supply grew 10.3 percent.

Does the Boise license repeal apply to Meridian and Eagle too?

No. Meridian and Eagle are separate municipalities with their own permitting halls, and Boise's May 2026 repeal doesn't extend to either one. Confirm each city's own current requirements independently rather than assuming a shared Treasure Valley rule change.

When is Boise's short-term rental season strongest?

June is the busiest month, with August and May also running strong; January is the slowest, and occupancy runs weakest specifically in July. Price your calendar around that pattern rather than a generic Idaho tourism season.

Is a 30-night minimum stay the same as strong occupancy?

No. About 383 of Boise's 1,268 active listings — 30.2 percent — have set a 30-night minimum, which is a host setting rather than an occupancy figure. Citywide occupancy is 47.8 percent and average stay is 6.6 nights, so don't read the minimum-stay policy as proof of a full calendar.

Who books a Boise short-term rental?

Most guests arrive from within Boise itself, then Portland, staying an average of 6.6 nights and booking about 42 days ahead. That's a downtown and North End guest profile tied to the city's own June peak season.

What should a buyer packet cite for Boise's regulatory status?

Cite the May 18, 2026 license repeal under Idaho HB 583, note that nuisance, noise, parking, safety, and occupancy rules still apply, and pair that with the $25,127 revenue figure on 1,268 listings. Confirm current status by calling 208-972-8150 rather than relying on a listing aggregator's regulation label.

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