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Seasonal RV site agreements in Idaho

What Idaho law says about seasonal and annual RV guests, sub-metered electricity, sales tax and online signatures — and the clauses your agreement should carry because of it. Written for park owners, not lawyers.

Guest or tenant?Idaho's Manufactured Home Residency Act expressly does not apply where 'the lot is rented or held out for rent to a recreational vehicle or travel trailer, not including a park model recreational vehicle.' So a seasonal RV-site guest is not covered by the mobile-home-park protections (park models are).
Metered electricIdaho's public utility law excludes from 'electrical corporation' anyone distributing electricity 'through private property alone, solely for his own use or the use of his tenants and not for sale to others,' so a park can submeter to its own sites without becoming a regulated utility.
Sales / lodging taxCampground and trailer-court accommodations are a taxable 'sale' subject to Idaho's 6% sales tax and the 2% Travel and Convention tax, 'except where residence is maintained continuously under the terms of a lease or similar agreement for a period in excess…
Signing onlineUniform Electronic Transactions Act (Idaho Code Title 28, ch. 50 (§ 28-50-101 et seq.))

Short version. Details, citations and sources are below.

Is a seasonal guest a tenant in Idaho?

Idaho's Manufactured Home Residency Act expressly does not apply where 'the lot is rented or held out for rent to a recreational vehicle or travel trailer, not including a park model recreational vehicle.' So a seasonal RV-site guest is not covered by the mobile-home-park protections (park models are). There is no RV-specific tenancy statute or day threshold; a long-term RV occupant paying monthly rent may still be treated as a tenant under Idaho's general landlord-tenant/unlawful-detainer law.

What that means for notices and removal

Not specifically addressed for RV sites. If treated as a month-to-month tenant, Idaho requires at least one month's written notice to terminate (Idaho Code § 55-208) and 3-day notice for nonpayment before an unlawful detainer action (§ 6-303). Park-model residents get the Manufactured Home Residency Act's longer notice periods.

Cite: Idaho Code § 55-2004 (exclusion); § 55-2003 (definitions); Idaho Code §§ 6-301 et seq. (unlawful detainer)

Sub-metering electricity to RV sites in Idaho

Idaho's public utility law excludes from 'electrical corporation' anyone distributing electricity 'through private property alone, solely for his own use or the use of his tenants and not for sale to others,' so a park can submeter to its own sites without becoming a regulated utility. No Idaho statute or PUC rule was found that sets a markup cap or meter-accuracy standard for campground submetering; the serving utility's tariff on resale should be checked.

Cite: Idaho Code § 61-119(1)

Sales and lodging tax on seasonal sites in Idaho

Campground and trailer-court accommodations are a taxable 'sale' subject to Idaho's 6% sales tax and the 2% Travel and Convention tax, 'except where residence is maintained continuously under the terms of a lease or similar agreement for a period in excess of thirty (30) days.' Seasonal or monthly site leases longer than 30 days are therefore generally exempt; keep the written lease on file.

Cite: Idaho Code § 63-3612(2)(g); IDAPA 35.01.02.028; IDAPA 35.01.06

Signing agreements online in Idaho

Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. Electronic signatures are valid for seasonal site agreements when the guest agrees to sign electronically, intends to sign, and the record is kept in a form that can be reproduced and shown not to have changed. Seasonal Sites records the signer’s typed name, email, time, IP address and a SHA-256 fingerprint of the exact text signed, and stores the signed PDF.

Cite: Idaho Code Title 28, ch. 50 (§ 28-50-101 et seq.)

Clauses to include in a Idaho seasonal agreement

These are added on top of the eleven sections in the free template. Adjust the bracketed parts and have a local attorney read the result.

Recreational use, not a residence"The Site is licensed for recreational use only. The Guest maintains a permanent residence elsewhere at the address above, and the Site is not the Guest’s primary residence. Nothing in this agreement creates a residential tenancy." In this state the line between a recreational guest and a residential tenant is what decides which removal process applies, so say it plainly and keep the guest’s home address on file.
Notice periodMatch the notice periods in your termination section to the ones the state uses (3-day notice appears in the rules summarized above) rather than inventing shorter ones; a shorter contractual notice is not enforceable where the statute sets a floor.
Metered electricityBill metered electricity at your actual utility cost and say so in the agreement; where a state or utility tariff speaks to resale, at-cost pass-through is the safe harbor everywhere we looked.
Term length and taxState the exact term dates and that the agreement is for a continuous stay of 30 days or more, and keep the signed copy with the term on it — where the summary above shows a long-stay exemption, that document is usually what the auditor asks for.
Electronic signature consent"The Guest consents to sign this agreement electronically and to receive invoices, receipts and notices by email at the address above." Keep the signer name, email, date/time, IP address and a fingerprint of the signed text.

Your state association is a good second opinion on all of this: Idaho RV Campgrounds Association.

Get the free seasonal site agreement template

Eleven plain-English sections, Word and PDF, with bracketed fields to fill in. Then paste the Idaho clauses above into it.

Or skip the paperwork entirely

Seasonal Sites takes this same agreement, fills in each guest’s name, site, rate and dates, emails them a link to sign on their phone, puts the installments on autopay, bills metered electric from your readings, and keeps the signed PDF with the audit record. Renewals for the whole park go out in one click. It works beside whatever reservation system you already use.

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Sources

This page summarizes public sources as of September 2026 for park owners and is not legal or tax advice. Statutes, tariffs and tax rules change; confirm anything you rely on with the agency or an attorney licensed in Idaho. Found an error? Email hello@seasonalsites.com.