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Allowed, with material limits. New licenses are limited: there's a waitlist.
Properties outside city limits fall under Santa Fe County's separate STR ordinance (2022-07, effective Nov 24, 2022), which uses owner-occupied vs. non-owner-occupied categories and CDP-level caps (e.g., 7% of housing…
Property eligibility: Not assessed A market overview can't tell whether a specific home qualifies (zoning, permits, HOA).
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Stays of 30 nights or more fall outside the short-term rental rules here and are let as ordinary rentals.
Whether guests staying this long gain tenant rights here is not settled.
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17 rules on record for Santa Fe, 7 of them from government sources. Every rule traced to its official source. How we research
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Source: City of Santa Fe Planning and Land Use (santafenm.gov, official), checked 5 Nov 2026. Official links, citations and how to apply come with a paid plan.
Yes, with material limits. Properties outside city limits fall under Santa Fe County's separate STR ordinance (2022-07, effective Nov 24, 2022), which uses owner-occupied vs. non-owner-occupied categories and CDP-level caps (e.g., 7% of housing…
Yes, a license or registration is required.
15.1875% in total on stays, on our records.
No night cap is on record.
Stays of 30 nights or more fall outside the short-term rental rules here and are let as ordinary rentals. Whether guests staying this long gain tenant rights here is not settled.
We last checked the short-term rental rules for Santa Fe on 5 Nov 2026.
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