Grand County, Colorado
Granby, CO vacation rental requirements
Granby charges $728 per bedroom a year for a short-term rental permit, plus a $100 application fee. Grand Fire inspects every rental yearly and requires a Knox Box key safe. The town has no lodging tax, but the per-bedroom impact fee does a similar job.
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Your licensing checklist
In order: the state, the county, then the town.
State of Colorado
Get a state sales tax license
If you rent rooms or a home for stays under 30 days, Colorado requires a sales tax license from the Department of Revenue. Platforms like Airbnb collect the state and state-administered taxes on their bookings; you file for anything booked directly.Source
Check for home-rule city taxes
Many cities and mountain towns collect their own sales and lodging taxes. Platforms aren’t required by the state to collect these, so you may need a separate city tax license and returns.Source
Get your county or city rental license
Most Colorado mountain counties and towns, and Denver, require a short-term rental license or permit, often with an inspection, an occupancy limit, posted information, and a local responder. Pick your area for the rules.
Grand County, Colorado
Then your town or area
Each town licenses its own short-term rentals and collects its own taxes; outside town limits the county’s rules apply. Pick your area.
Town of Granby
Apply in Rentalscape
Apply and renew through the town’s Rentalscape portal (not in Safari). The permit belongs to you and can’t be transferred.Source
Book the fire inspection
Request the annual inspection from Grand Fire Protection District #1 and install a Knox Box.Source
Taxes on each stay
Stays under 30 days owe 2.9% state and 1.3% county sales tax, the county lodging tax, and Granby’s town sales tax. Airbnb and other platforms collect the state and state-administered taxes on their bookings; for direct bookings, file with the Colorado Department of Revenue. Granby has no town lodging tax. Ask the town whether its sales tax is filed with the state or the town.Source
Fees
$728 per bedroom a year
| Application (one time) | $100 |
|---|---|
| Annual permit (per bedroom) | $728 |
In effect since January 1, 2024. Source
Inspection checklist
What the inspector looks for, from Town of Granby’s published checklist.
- Annual fire inspection and Knox Box
Sources
- Sales & Use Tax Topics: Rooms & Accommodations · Colorado Department of Revenue
- Sales Tax Guide and Colorado Sales/Use Tax Rates (DR 1002) · Colorado Department of Revenue
- Short-Term Rentals · Town of Granby
- Colorado Airbnb market data (active listings) · AirROI
A plain-language summary to help you prepare, not legal advice. Rules and fees change; confirm with the office before you apply. Spot something out of date? Email hello@licensedrental.com.