With less than 60 days to go before the thousands of fans descend on Green Bay for April’s NFL Draft, you need to act now if you are planning to rent your home for the week. League obligations have taxed area lodging in the immediate Green Bay area for months, pushing fans outside the area and creating interest for residents who could rent their homes to cash in on the opportunity. The thrill of the opportunity does not mean you can skip out on steps in the process. In Green Bay, short-term rental owners have been receiving warnings and threats of possible fines if they do not have the proper permits with the city and the county. In Door County, the multiple-step process includes permits from the Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection, the Wisconsin Department of Revenue, the Door County Tourism Zone permit, and potentially one from your municipality. The final piece is the one Door County Tourism Zone Administrator Julianna Behme says trips most short-term rental owners up because not every municipality requires the additional permit.

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The towns of Baileys Harbor, Clay Banks, Liberty Grove, Nasewaupee, Gibraltar, the villages of Egg Harbor, Ephraim, and Sister Bay, and the City of Sturgeon Bay require an additional permit to run a short-term rental. Behme says the Door County Tourism Zone is more than happy to meet with property owners to ensure their rentals are compliant. The NFL Draft will take place in Green Bay from April 24th through 26th, with more than 250,000 people expected to attend.