Minneapolis STR Rules: Confirm Inspections Before You Advertise

Thomas Garner
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Call Minneapolis Inspections Services at 612-673-3000. Public Service Building, 505 Fourth Ave. S., Room 510. Or 311. Email fispermit@minneapolismn.gov. Stays of 30 days or less need a short-term rental license. An owner may hold only one short-term rental besides their home, including through LLCs. Occupants are capped at 10. In a building with 20 or more units, only 10 percent may be short-term rentals; condos are exempt. A spare room while you remain in the home does not need this license. Stays over 30 days need a regular rental license. Put the license ID on the listing. Short-term registrations cost $64 on the city's STR page. Confirm 2026. Regular rental licenses use the tiered building and per-unit table and expire March 1. Confirm which path the parcel actually has. Do not invent a blended fee. AirROI's high-regulation label and 87 percent registration evidence are a scrape of listings, not the town file. Confirm you are inside Minneapolis before you advertise. Typical Minneapolis listings earned about $23,433 last year from 1,613 active rentals, AirROI trailing twelve months from August 2025 through July 2026. The average night was $196. Occupancy was 43.6 percent. Revenue per available night was $86. Year over year is minus 9.7 percent. Active supply moved plus 18.3 percent. The three strongest city months are August, June, and October. August is the busiest. February is the slowest. Occupancy is weakest in July. Most guests arrive from Minneapolis, then Chicago. Stay is 6.5 nights, booked about 40 days ahead. Call Minneapolis Inspections Services at 612-673-3000. Public Service Building, 505 Fourth Ave. S., Room 510. Or 311. Email fispermit@minneapolismn.gov. Stays of 30 days or less need a short-term rental license. An owner may hold only one short-term rental besides their home, including through LLCs. Occupants are capped at 10..

Confirm You Are Inside Minneapolis Before You Advertise

Confirm you are inside Minneapolis before you advertise. Saint Paul is another municipality. Richfield is another hall. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Minneapolis 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 $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 612-673-3000 before you advertise a Minneapolis stay. One short-term license besides the home. Occupants are capped at 10. Saint Paul is not the North Loop. Richfield is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 612-673-3000 before you advertise a Minneapolis stay. One short-term license besides the home. Occupants are capped at 10. Saint Paul is not the North Loop. Richfield is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 612-673-3000 before you advertise a Minneapolis stay.

Call Inspections Services at 612-673-3000

One Short-Term License Besides the Home

An owner may hold only one short-term rental besides their home, including through LLCs. Confirm 2026. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. August is the city peak. February is the city hole. Minneapolis 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 $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 612-673-3000 before you advertise a Minneapolis stay. One short-term license besides the home. Occupants are capped at 10. Saint Paul is not the North Loop. Richfield is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 612-673-3000 before you advertise a Minneapolis stay. One short-term license besides the home. Occupants are capped at 10. Saint Paul is not the North Loop. Richfield is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 612-673-3000 before you advertise a Minneapolis stay.

Occupants Are Capped at 10

Occupants are capped at 10. In a 20-plus unit building only 10 percent may be short-term rentals. Condos are exempt. Confirm the building type. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Call 612-673-3000 before you advertise a Minneapolis stay. Minneapolis 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 $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 612-673-3000 before you advertise a Minneapolis stay. One short-term license besides the home. Occupants are capped at 10. Saint Paul is not the North Loop. Richfield is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 612-673-3000 before you advertise a Minneapolis stay. One short-term license besides the home. Occupants are capped at 10. Saint Paul is not the North Loop. Richfield is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole.

Do Not Invent a Blended License Fee

Cite the $64 short-term registration. Confirm the current rental-license tier at 505 Fourth. Do not invent a blended fee. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. One short-term license besides the home. Occupants are capped at 10. DIY vs Hire in Minneapolis 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 $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 612-673-3000 before you advertise a Minneapolis stay. One short-term license besides the home. Occupants are capped at 10. Saint Paul is not the North Loop. Richfield is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 612-673-3000 before you advertise a Minneapolis stay. One short-term license besides the home. Occupants are capped at 10. Saint Paul is not the North Loop. Richfield is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole.

A Listing Scrape Is Not the Town File

AirROI's high-regulation label and 87 percent registration evidence are a scrape of listings. They are not Inspections Services. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Saint Paul is not the North Loop. Who Books Minneapolis 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 $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 612-673-3000 before you advertise a Minneapolis stay. One short-term license besides the home. Occupants are capped at 10. Saint Paul is not the North Loop. Richfield is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 612-673-3000 before you advertise a Minneapolis stay. One short-term license besides the home. Occupants are capped at 10. Saint Paul is not the North Loop. Richfield is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 612-673-3000 before you advertise a Minneapolis stay.

Saint Paul and Richfield Are Other Halls

Saint Paul and Richfield are other halls. Do not file Minneapolis's one-license cap as those towns. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Richfield is not downtown. Buying a Minneapolis 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 $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 612-673-3000 before you advertise a Minneapolis stay. One short-term license besides the home. Occupants are capped at 10. Saint Paul is not the North Loop. Richfield is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 612-673-3000 before you advertise a Minneapolis stay. One short-term license besides the home. Occupants are capped at 10. Saint Paul is not the North Loop. Richfield is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 612-673-3000 before you advertise a Minneapolis stay.

What to Bring to 505 Fourth Avenue

What to bring to 505 Fourth Avenue is the parcel and the remaining city-code questions. Call 612-673-3000. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. We market. We do not take the lock. Minneapolis 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 $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 612-673-3000 before you advertise a Minneapolis stay. One short-term license besides the home. Occupants are capped at 10. Saint Paul is not the North Loop. Richfield is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 612-673-3000 before you advertise a Minneapolis stay. One short-term license besides the home. Occupants are capped at 10. Saint Paul is not the North Loop. Richfield is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 612-673-3000 before you advertise a Minneapolis stay.

Hosts who underwrite Twin Cities stays should keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings, call 612-673-3000, and leave Saint Paul and Richfield on their own lines. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 612-673-3000 before you advertise a Minneapolis stay. One short-term license besides the home. Occupants are capped at 10.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need a permit to run a short-term rental in Minneapolis?

Yes. Stays of 30 days or less require a short-term rental license from Minneapolis Inspections Services -- call 612-673-3000 or 311, email fispermit@minneapolismn.gov, or visit the Public Service Building, 505 Fourth Ave. S., Room 510. Stays over 30 days fall under a separate regular rental license instead.

How many short-term rentals can one owner hold in Minneapolis?

An owner may hold only one short-term rental besides their primary home, and that limit applies even if the second property is held through an LLC. Occupancy is capped at 10 people per listing regardless of unit size.

Are there building-level caps on short-term rentals?

Yes. In a building with 20 or more units, only 10 percent of units may operate as short-term rentals, though condos are exempt from that specific cap. A spare room rented while the owner remains in the home does not need a short-term rental license at all.

What does the short-term license actually cost?

Short-term registrations cost $64 on the city's STR page, separate from the regular rental license fee structure. Regular rental licenses use a tiered building and per-unit table and expire March 1 each year -- confirm which path your parcel actually falls under before budgeting.

Can I use an old cited fee figure for planning?

No. Do not blend or invent a fee based on prior figures -- confirm the current short-term registration cost and any applicable rental-license tier directly at 505 Fourth Avenue South. Fee structures can change year to year, so a stale number risks under-budgeting.

Is a high-regulation label from a data platform the same as confirming with the city?

No. AirROI's high-regulation label and any registration-evidence percentage reflect a scrape of active listings, not Inspections Services' own records. Treat that kind of figure as a data point for market sizing, not as proof of your own license status.

Where do I go to confirm my Minneapolis STR status?

Visit the Public Service Building at 505 Fourth Ave. S., Room 510, or call Minneapolis Inspections Services at 612-673-3000 or 311. Email fispermit@minneapolismn.gov if you prefer written confirmation, and bring your parcel address and building-unit-count questions.

Do Saint Paul or Richfield hosts fall under Minneapolis's licensing rules?

No. Saint Paul and Richfield are separate municipalities with their own licensing desks and requirements -- Minneapolis's one-short-term-license cap and building rules apply only inside Minneapolis city limits. Confirm the correct city desk before assuming Minneapolis rules apply.

What should I bring to the Inspections Services office?

Bring your parcel address, proof the property sits inside Minneapolis, and any outstanding building-type questions -- particularly whether your building has 20 or more units, which triggers the 10 percent cap. Call 612-673-3000 ahead if you want to check hours first.

Who enforces short-term rental rules inside Minneapolis city limits?

Minneapolis Inspections Services administers the short-term and regular rental license programs inside city limits. Reach them at 612-673-3000, 311, fispermit@minneapolismn.gov, or in person at 505 Fourth Ave. S., Room 510 -- they are the authoritative source, not a data platform's regulation label.

Work with Crest & Cove Creative

Minneapolis's STR licensing rules keep getting summarized with a blended fee figure or blurred into a Saint Paul caption, leaving hosts unsure what actually applies to their own address. That confusion shows up in a marketing packet before it ever shows up at the desk.

Crest & Cove writes Minneapolis listing copy and buyer packets around your confirmed licensing status -- we do not call Inspections Services on your behalf. Confirm your license path at 505 Fourth Ave. S., then send us the address and we will build the marketing around it.

Reach out at crestcove.co or (256) 998-7502.