Rules update: Arvada's new STR rules took effect May 1, 2026 (Ord. 4917). Permits renew every year, and the city checklist wants a third-party inspection signed within 30 days before you apply. If your renewal is in Q1, book the inspector in December. Source
Ops tip, from running 7 homes: set cleaner pay per turn by house, not by hour. Ours range from $140 to $400 a turn depending on size and drive time. A flat rate per house ends the invoice arguments.
Tool of the week: Minut noise and occupancy monitoring. It's privacy-safe (no audio recorded), so it stops a party before the neighbors call the city, and repeat complaints are what put permits at risk.
Watch: if your AI auto-replies answer guests, read a week of them. We caught one telling a guest something off-putting. Put fixes in your PMS knowledge base, not one-off edits.
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