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Albuquerque Short-Term Rental Laws

Albuquerque, New Mexico STR compliance: Albuquerque requires both a City STR permit and business registration, plus insurance and a good-neighbor agreement. Review property eligibility, Short-Term Rental Permit, New Mexico gross receipts tax, and renewal actions from official sources.

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Compliance layers

A Clear Answer, Then a Path Forward.

Critical Finding

See whether the property can operate now, what blocks it, and which exception may apply.

Address Context

Confirm zoning, current land use, jurisdiction, and the rules that actually govern the address.

Required Approvals

Get the permits, licenses, documents, inspections, and tax registrations needed before launch.

Recommended Path

Follow prioritized next steps, deadlines, renewal duties, and viable alternatives when rules change.

Decision rule

Albuquerque: resolve “Obtain the City business registration and STR permit” before relying on the Short-Term Rental Permit

Albuquerque requires both a City STR permit and business registration, plus insurance and a good-neighbor agreement.

Obtain the City business registration and STR permit. This is the first property-level screen for the Albuquerque filing.

Renew annually and update responsible-party information. Treat renewal status as part of continued eligibility, not an administrative afterthought.

  • Short-Term Rental Permit

    Albuquerque requires both a City STR permit and business registration, plus insurance and a good-neighbor agreement.

    Warning

Local facts that distinguish Albuquerque

Obtain the City business registration and STR permit. Only after that result can this address move from research to an active Short-Term Rental Permit.

Legal posture
Albuquerque requires both a City STR permit and business registration, plus insurance and a good-neighbor agreement.
Local approval
Short-Term Rental Permit
Eligibility boundary
Obtain the City business registration and STR permit.
Property or operator condition
Maintain at least the City-published liability coverage.
Approval prerequisite
Complete the good-neighbor agreement and occupancy controls.
Published government charge
The City publishes $120 initial and $90 renewal charges; recheck before payment.
Continuing duty
Renew annually and update responsible-party information.

Test the Albuquerque address against its local rules

Apply “Obtain the City business registration and STR permit” to the actual parcel and rental model before opening the Albuquerque government case.

  • Obtain the City business registration and STR permit

    Obtain the City business registration and STR permit. Retain the official Albuquerque result that proves this condition; a contrary result stops the Short-Term Rental Permit path.

    Required

  • Maintain at least the City-published liability coverage

    Maintain at least the City-published liability coverage. Retain the official Albuquerque result that proves this condition; a contrary result stops the Short-Term Rental Permit path.

    Required

  • Complete the good-neighbor agreement and occupancy controls

    Complete the good-neighbor agreement and occupancy controls. Retain the official Albuquerque result that proves this condition; a contrary result stops the Short-Term Rental Permit path.

    Required

Move the Albuquerque decision “Maintain at least the City-published liability coverage” into an active Short-Term Rental Permit

Start with “Maintain at least the City-published liability coverage”; the resulting local record keeps the Albuquerque land-use decision distinct from tax registration and renewal.

  1. Obtain the City business registration and STR permit

    Obtain the City business registration and STR permit. The observable result is a property-specific record supporting this eligibility decision; otherwise correct the address or rental model before filing.

  2. Maintain at least the City-published liability coverage

    Maintain at least the City-published liability coverage. The observable result is a property-specific record supporting this classification decision; otherwise correct the address or rental model before filing.

  3. Complete the good-neighbor agreement and occupancy controls

    Complete the good-neighbor agreement and occupancy controls. The observable result is a property-specific record supporting this prerequisite decision; otherwise correct the address or rental model before filing.

  4. Submit after documenting “Complete the good-neighbor agreement and occupancy controls”

    Use https://www.cabq.gov/planning/planning-faqs/short-term-rental-faq. Keep the Albuquerque case identifier and agency response alongside the evidence for “Complete the good-neighbor agreement and occupancy controls”; payment or submission alone is not proof that the Short-Term Rental Permit is active.

  5. Set up New Mexico New Mexico gross receipts tax

    New Mexico uses gross receipts tax rather than a conventional statewide sales tax. Register the business and report taxable gross receipts on the state-assigned cycle.

  6. Preserve the Albuquerque approval after issuance

    Renew annually and update responsible-party information.

Separate the Albuquerque charge from New Mexico tax

The City publishes $120 initial and $90 renewal charges; recheck before payment.

Obtain the City business registration and STR permit. The resulting Albuquerque approval and the New Mexico gross receipts tax record solve different compliance problems; neither substitutes for the other.

  • Albuquerque charge

    The City publishes $120 initial and $90 renewal charges; recheck before payment.

  • New Mexico gross receipts tax

    New Mexico uses gross receipts tax rather than a conventional statewide sales tax.

  • Marketplace and direct bookings

    Municipal lodgers tax remains a separate local obligation.

  • State filing control

    Register the business and report taxable gross receipts on the state-assigned cycle.

Keep the Albuquerque approval aligned with the licensed property

Renew annually and update responsible-party information.

  • Retain the active Short-Term Rental Permit

    Match the issued record to Albuquerque, the property address, and the approved rental class while continuing to satisfy “Obtain the City business registration and STR permit”.

    Required

  • Continue to satisfy: Obtain the City business registration and STR permit

    Recheck this Albuquerque condition together with the continuing duty “Renew annually and update responsible-party information” before changing ownership, occupancy, unit configuration, or the listing model.

    Required

  • Continue to satisfy: Maintain at least the City-published liability coverage

    Recheck this Albuquerque condition together with the continuing duty “Renew annually and update responsible-party information” before changing ownership, occupancy, unit configuration, or the listing model.

    Required

  • Maintain New Mexico records

    Municipal lodgers tax remains a separate local obligation. Register the business and report taxable gross receipts on the state-assigned cycle.

    Required

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Short-Term Rental Permit. Albuquerque requires both a City STR permit and business registration, plus insurance and a good-neighbor agreement.

Obtain the City business registration and STR permit.

Maintain at least the City-published liability coverage. Complete the good-neighbor agreement and occupancy controls.

New Mexico gross receipts tax. New Mexico uses gross receipts tax rather than a conventional statewide sales tax.

Renew annually and update responsible-party information.