Short-term rental rules in United States
We track licensing rules, night caps and enforcement risk in 3 United States cities. 3 of them require a licence, and 1 cap the number of nights you can let each year. Rules are set locally, so the answer changes city by city.
United States cities with published rules
Each page states the current legal position, the licence process and cost, and the worst case for getting it wrong.
Florida pre-empts STR bans at the state level but lets cities require registration. Miami Beach is highly restrictive (banned in most residential…
San Francisco requires the host to be a permanent resident of the unit and caps un-hosted STR at 90 nights/year. Registration with the Office of…
Santa Monica bans STR (under 30 nights) of an entire unit. Only home-sharing with the host present is permitted, and only with a business licence.
The numbers behind the rules
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