Licenses - Short Term Rental or Network Company
Apply for a new short term rental license (fewer than 30 consecutive nights) or a new network company license.
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Choose one of the following applications to get started.
Short-Term Rental Operator License
This license is for people who want to rent out their homes or rooms for short-term stays. It allows you to offer your entire home or just a single room to guests for stays of 29 consecutive nights or less.
Bed and Breakfast Rental Operator License
This license is for operators of bed and breakfast lodging facilities. Bed and breakfasts usually have one to eight rooms and provide breakfast to guests for stays of 29 consecutive nights or less.
Platform License
This license is for companies that facilitate online bookings and payments for short-term rentals. It is not intended for individual rental operators.
To apply for a platform license, contact our customer service team during our regular business hours, Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. You can reach us by phone at 206-386-1267 or via email at [email protected].
Are You Renewing or Updating?
If you've received our email regarding license renewal or updates, simply follow the instructions provided in the email.
Alternatively, you can log into My Records, select your record, and begin the renewal or update process from there.
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Network Company License
This license is for network companies, or companies that use a mobile app or online platform to connect customers with app-based workers, present offers to app-based workers, and/or facilitate the provision of services for compensation by app-based workers. Examples include food delivery apps and dog walking/pet care apps.
This license is NOT intended for transportation network companies, for-hire vehicle companies, or taxicab associations.