Short-term rental rules for any U.S. city — quick, sourced, current.
Permits, night caps, and the full occupancy-tax stack for every city we cover — each field dated and linked to the .gov ordinance that says so.
How it works
Look up a city
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Instant status + key details — license, night cap, tax rate.
Read the source
Every field links directly to the .gov ordinance, dated and verified.
- cities mapped
- 28
- states covered
- 8
- primary source cited
- 100%
- last reviewed
- Sep 2026
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Every city measured against the same fields. Click through for the full breakdown.
Yes with an STRO license — but whole-home investor rentals (Tier 3/4) are capped and effectively waitlisted.
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Licensed by type; investor whole-home (Type 2) allowed in all residential zones since Feb 2025.
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Banned in single-family and many multifamily districts (6-month minimum stay); legal only in certain commercial districts and three historic overlays.
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Owner-occupied Type 1 nearly anywhere; new investor Type 2 permits only outside most residential zones.
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Search by city and state. We list legal jurisdictions individually—never a tourism-market label standing in for local rules.
State frameworks
Each state has its own legal architecture — learn what shapes city-level rules.
State framework
Tennessee
Tennessee has no statewide STR ban or license. How the 2018 Short-Term Rental Unit Act protects existing rentals, plus sales, occupancy, and business taxes.
State framework
California
California has no statewide STR ban or license, but the Coastal Commission can veto local bans in the coastal zone. Local TOT and the ADU 30-day trap explained.
State framework
Texas
Texas has no statewide STR ban and no preemption law, so rules are set city by city — see Zaatari v. City of Austin (2019). The 6% hotel tax and local HOT.
State framework
Arizona
Arizona bars cities from banning short-term rentals (A.R.S. 9-500.39), but SB 1168 (2022) narrowed the preemption. What cities can require, plus the 5.5% TPT.
State framework
Florida
Florida bars city STR bans (Fla. Stat. 509.032) but grandfathers pre-2011 ordinances, so Miami Beach can still ban rentals. The DBPR license and tax stack.
Explainer
Primary-Residence STR Rules Explained
Most cities requiring a primary residence for an STR do not require you to own it. Day thresholds, absence allowances, and the proof documents cities accept.
Explainer
Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) Explained
A transient occupancy tax is a local guest tax that you collect and remit. What it's called in your state, who remits each layer, and real combined rates.
How we keep this current
Every field is checked against a primary .gov source — the municipal code, the permitting program page, or the tax authority — and stamped with the date it was last verified. When we can't confirm a figure, the page says so instead of guessing.
STR Law Map is a reference, not a law firm. Nothing here is legal advice. Rules change — confirm current requirements with the city before operating.