Short-Term Rental Management Across El Paso County, CO

For your principal structure, no. The county states it does not have a codified short-term rental ordinance and there are no specific permit requirements for short-term rental of a principal structure, so no county STR permit or license is required. Two real limits still apply: renting an accessory structure such as an ADU or guest house requires county zoning approval, and running the property as a commercial event venue is prohibited. All rentals must still comply with the county Land Development Code, and Colorado sales tax applies to stays under 30 days.

That is the most important question to answer first, and it is easy to get wrong near a city boundary. City limits do not always follow the roads or ZIP codes you would expect. We check your exact parcel against the jurisdiction map before anything else, because the rules for Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs, Fountain, and Monument are different from the county's and often stricter.

Not in the unincorporated county. There is no cap and no owner-occupancy requirement for a primary structure there. Manitou Springs is the opposite: it caps total STRs at 2% of residential structures and requires owner-occupancy for new permits. Colorado Springs uses a permit system with owner-occupancy and spacing rules that vary by zone. The answer depends entirely on which jurisdiction your property sits in.

You can, but it is one of the two real limits in the unincorporated county: renting an accessory structure such as an ADU, guest house, or detached unit requires county zoning approval, unlike your principal structure, which does not. We help owners understand what their zoning allows before they invest in setting up a detached unit for STR use.

They are separate jurisdictions with separate rules. In the unincorporated county there is no STR permit and no cap for a primary home. Inside Colorado Springs city limits you need a city-issued Short-Term Rental permit, and owner-occupancy and spacing (proximity) requirements apply and vary by zone. If your property is just inside a city line, the city rules apply, not the county's.

Each has its own rules. The City of Fountain runs its own annual short-term rental license. The Town of Monument requires a business license to operate, with no cap. Woodland Park sits in Teller County, not El Paso County, and allows short-term rentals in residential zones on an owner-occupied basis only. We confirm the current requirement for your specific jurisdiction before you list.

Yes. We manage full-service short-term rentals across the unincorporated county, from Black Forest and Gleneagle to Falcon, Peyton, Cimarron Hills, Widefield, and Security, as well as inside the permitted city markets. Wherever your property is, we start by reading its jurisdiction honestly, then run the full operation: guests, in-house turnovers, dynamic pricing, and owner reporting.

Book a free walkthrough. We will identify exactly which jurisdiction your property is in, pull current market data for your specific address, and give you an honest assessment of what it can earn under professional management and what the rules require.