Vrbo started collecting and remitting all short term rental tax on bookings made on and after January 1st, 2020.

Airbnb started collecting and remitting all short term rental taxes on bookings made on and after October 1st, 2019.

The accommodation unit owner must ensure the BOLT license for the unit has been paid. Property management companies and those that rent the accommodation unit for a profit must maintain a valid separate business license to cover all of the accommodations units that they rent. 

Yes, owners are required to obtain an accommodation unit license prior to advertising their property for rent. 

The Town Code can be found here: Town Code

The license number can be entered in the license/permit field of the listing and/or in the listing details. The format must be “Breckenridge Business License No. [Insert number]”

Each timeshare unit should be licensed in the Town and the associated license number must be displayed in advertisements for a specific unit. An owner that advertises their timeshare unit to rent may either contact their homeowner association or the finance department to obtain the timeshare unit’s individual license number. The license number the owner should use is the Town license assigned to the unit on the deed that assigns the current ownership.  

There are available licenses in only certain areas in town.

For details and to submit an application or a request to be placed on the waitlist visit www.townofbreckenridge.com/shortterm

Visit the Summit County Assessor’s website: https://gis.summitcountyco.gov/Map/

The regulatory fee will not be imposed where an accommodation unit is the license holder's primary residence and is rented out for a period of time not to exceed 21 days out of the year. Please contact us at str@townofbreckenridge.com to apply for the primary residence exemption. 

An owner of a short term rental must pay the annual accommodation unit license and the annual accommodation unit regulatory fee. Per Town Code a license will not be issued if the proper fee is not paid.

The annual fee for an accommodation unit license is based on the number of bedrooms in the unit or house as follows:

The accommodation unit regulatory fee commences January 1, 2021 and is due at the same time as the annual accommodation unit license. The annual accommodation unit regulatory fee for license holders is $756.00 per bedroom/studio without a limit on the number of bedroom charged. 

Example: Owner of a four bedroom house would owe annual fees of $3199 ($175 for the annual license and $3780 for the annual accommodation unit regulatory fee).

Not necessarily, a responsible agent (or alternate responsible agent, if applicable) may initially respond to a complaint by contacting the renter of the accommodation unit, by telephone, other electronic form of communication, or in person, and requesting the renter to take such action as is required to eliminate the problem that was the subject of the complaint. A proper response to a complaint may also require the responsible agent (or alternate responsible agent, if applicable) to visit the accommodation unit if such action is necessary to attempt in good faith to eliminate the problem that was the subject of the complaint. A responsible agent (or an alternate responsible agent if applicable), is not required to, and should not, place themselves in a situation that could cause them physical harm in order to attempt to address a complaint.

A rental agent is a management company, or other person employed or engaged by the licensee to advertise the accommodation unit for rent, or to remit any required tax to the Town. A rental agent can act as responsible agent if designated by the licensee.

A responsible agent must obtain a Town Business License with the Town if the agent is engaged in business within the Town and receiving compensation for acting as a registered agent. If the responsible agent is a personal contact of the accommodation unit owner and not receiving compensation, then they do not need to obtain a Town Business License.

A management company, rental agent, or individual who is identified by a licensee as the licensee’s responsible agent. The responsible agent must be available twenty four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week, to respond to any complaint filed with or through the Town, or a website provided by the Town for such purpose, about the operation or condition of the licensee's accommodation unit. Such responsible agent shall respond to a complaint within a sixty (60) minutes of receiving notice of such complaint.