Residential Rental Business License Registration

  • The Residential Rental Registration and Inspection Program requires landlords to register all rental housing units in Aberdeen, from single-family houses to large apartment buildings.
  • Airbnb and other short-term rentals in residential housing are required to register.
  • Exceptions to the registration requirement include commercial lodging, state-licensed facilities such as adult family homes, and housing owned by government groups or by housing authorities such as Aberdeen Housing Authority. See AMC 15.10 for more details.
  • Landlords must register their properties as soon as they have a tenant in the rental space.
  • Registrations must be renewed every year.
  • Late registrations will accrue a monthly fee.