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who is the property owner on the festival license boulder

Quick answer

The “property owner” named on Boulder’s Festival Lodging Rental License is simply the legal owner of the residential unit applying for the license—typically the homeowner or entity that holds title to the property. Tenants can also participate, but only with the property owner’s written consent; in those cases, the license still ties back to the owner’s approval and the underlying Long‑Term Rental License.

What the license actually is

Boulder created the Festival Lodging Rental License to let locals legally rent out homes (or rooms) for short stays during city‑approved “Special Festival Events,” like the Sundance Film Festival when it’s hosted in Boulder.

Key points about who can hold it:

  • Property owners of any type may apply directly.
  • Tenants may also rent during festivals, but must have the property owner’s consent and the unit must be under a Long‑Term Rental License.
  • A property cannot hold both a standard Short‑Term Rental License and a Festival Lodging Rental License at the same time.

So on the license form itself, the “property owner” field is filled in by whoever owns the unit (or the owning entity, such as an LLC), even if a tenant is the one actually hosting.

Why this matters for Sundance in Boulder

With Sundance coming to Boulder, the city expanded the program in spring 2026 to include more rental types (ADUs, corporate housing, vacant units) and to explicitly allow tenants—again, with owner approval—to get festival licenses.

That expansion was designed to:

  • Increase lodging supply for festivalgoers
  • Keep more visitors in Boulder (instead of spilling into other towns)
  • Support the local economy while limiting traffic and climate impacts from long commutes

If you’re trying to find a specific owner

If your question is about a particular address or license (for example, “Who owns the property behind license #XYZ?”), that’s not something the public articles spell out. You’d typically need to:

  • Search Boulder County’s property records/assessor database by address or parcel number
  • Or contact the City of Boulder’s licensing/rental program staff directly for guidance on what’s publicly viewable

Those sources will show the legal owner of record, which is the party the city treats as the “property owner” for licensing purposes. TL;DR: On Boulder’s festival license, the “property owner” is the legal owner of the home or unit (homeowner or owning entity). Tenants can host only with that owner’s consent, and the license is tied to the property’s Long‑Term Rental License status.

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