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When is rental registration or license renewal due in Denver?
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Residential rental property license: required for rentals of 30+ days; valid 4 years; renew up to 90 days before expiry
When: Every 4 years from the license issue; apply within the 90 days before it expires
Get a Denver residential rental property license (with a passing inspection by a certified private inspector) before renting for 30 days or more. Licenses are valid for four years unless ownership changes; renewal opens 90 days before expiry and a missed reminder does not excuse late penalties.
"A license is required for anyone offering, providing, or operating a residential rental property for 30 days or more." denvergov.org
"The license is good for four years unless ownership changes." denvergov.org
"You can renew a license as early as 90 days before it expires." denvergov.org
Residential rental property license: required for rentals of 30+ days; valid 4 years; renew up to 90 days before expiry Verified
Deadline: Every 4 years from the license issue; apply within the 90 days before it expires
Get a Denver residential rental property license (with a passing inspection by a certified private inspector) before renting for 30 days or more. Licenses are valid for four years unless ownership changes; renewal opens 90 days before expiry and a missed reminder does not excuse late penalties.
Who it covers: Any unit (single home or multifamily) rented long term in the City and County of Denver. Owners who live on site and rent a room without its own kitchen and bathroom do not need a license. The license ends early if ownership changes.
"A license is required for anyone offering, providing, or operating a residential rental property for 30 days or more." denvergov.org
"The license is good for four years unless ownership changes." denvergov.org
"You can renew a license as early as 90 days before it expires." denvergov.org
"Failure of a reminder does not excuse any applicable late penalty." denvergov.org
Notes: Denver Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection pages (D.R.M.C. Chapter 27, Article VII not snapshotted).
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