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also_reported list	authority string	city string	derived_fields list	disagreements list	id string	registration_required string	source string	source_quote string	url string	verified_fields list	occupancy_limits string	recent_change string
[ { "as_of": "2026-08-18T00:00:00", "field": "fee_and_term", "source": "https://www.austintexas.gov/department/short-term-rentals", "source_quote": "An operating license for a new STR is $836.30. This includes the $789 license fee and $47.30 notification fee. Fees are non-refundable.", "value": "A...	Austin Development Services Code Compliance	Austin	[ "city" ]	[]	austin	All STR owners/operators in the City of Austin must be licensed annually through the City.	https://www.austintexas.gov/department/short-term-rentals	All STR owners/operators in the City of Austin must be licensed annually through the City. Visit the How to Apply section to learn more.	https://referencesource.org/str-registration-rules-major-cities/austin/	[ "authority", "registration_required" ]	null	null
[ { "as_of": "2026-08-18T00:00:00", "field": "fee_and_term", "source": "https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/bacp/supp_info/sharedhousingandaccomodationslicensing.html", "source_quote": "If the application is approved : Follow the instructions in your approval letter to complete the $250 annual regis...	BACP	Chicago	[ "city" ]	[]	chicago	All shared housing units are required to have an approved Registration Number to operate short-term rentals (31 days or fewer) in the City of Chicago.	https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/bacp/supp_info/sharedhousingandaccomodationslicensing.html	All shared housing units are required to have an approved Registration Number to operate short-term rentals (31 days or fewer) in the City of Chicago.	https://referencesource.org/str-registration-rules-major-cities/chicago/	[ "authority", "registration_required" ]	null	null
null	Denver Revised Municipal Code	Denver	[ "city" ]	[]	denver	the City and County of Denver requires hosts to get a license to offer a short-term rental in their primary residence.	https://www.denvergov.org/Government/Agencies-Departments-Offices/Agencies-Departments-Offices-Directory/Business-Licensing/Business-Licenses/Short-Term-Rentals	the City and County of Denver requires hosts to get a license to offer a short-term rental in their primary residence. Primary residence means the place where a person's habitation is fixed for the term of the license and is the person's usual place of return. A person can have only one primary residence.	https://referencesource.org/str-registration-rules-major-cities/denver/	[ "authority", "occupancy_limits", "registration_required" ]	Primary residence means the place where a person's habitation is fixed for the term of the license and is the person's usual place of return. A person can have only one primary residence.	null
[ { "as_of": "2026-08-18T00:00:00", "field": "fee_and_term", "source": "https://www.nashville.gov/departments/codes/short-term-rentals", "source_quote": "Short Term Rental Property permits must be renewed annually.", "value": "Short Term Rental Property permits must be renewed annually." }, { ...	Metro Codes Department	Nashville	[ "city" ]	[]	nashville	In Nashville and Davidson County, the law requires that anyone wishing to rent a property on Short Term Rental Property (STRP) websites must receive a permit from the Metro Codes Department prior to listing.	https://www.nashville.gov/departments/codes/short-term-rentals	In Nashville and Davidson County, the law requires that anyone wishing to rent a property on Short Term Rental Property (STRP) websites must receive a permit from the Metro Codes Department prior to listing. The Short Term Rental Property owner shall not receive any compensation or remuneration to permit occupancy of a...	https://referencesource.org/str-registration-rules-major-cities/nashville/	[ "authority", "occupancy_limits", "registration_required" ]	The Short Term Rental Property owner shall not receive any compensation or remuneration to permit occupancy of an Short Term Rental Property for a period of less than twenty-four hours. The maximum stay for any guest shall be thirty consecutive days.	null
[ { "as_of": "2026-08-18T00:00:00", "field": "recent_change", "source": "https://nola.gov/short-term-rentals/", "source_quote": "Please also note that effective July 1, 2023, a noise monitoring device is required for all Commercial Short Term Rentals.", "value": "effective July 1, 2023, a noise mo...	Short Term Rental Administration, a part of the Department of Safety and Permits	New Orleans	[ "city" ]	[]	new-orleans	Short Term Rentals in Orleans Parish are regulated through the Short Term Rental Administration, a part of the Department of Safety and Permits.	https://nola.gov/short-term-rentals/	Short Term Rentals in Orleans Parish are regulated through the Short Term Rental Administration, a part of the Department of Safety and Permits.	https://referencesource.org/str-registration-rules-major-cities/new-orleans/	[ "authority", "registration_required" ]	null	null
[ { "as_of": "2026-08-18T00:00:00", "field": "occupancy_limits", "source": "https://www.nyc.gov/site/specialenforcement/registration-law/registration.page", "source_quote": "The Short-Term Rental Registration Law also requires OSE to maintain a Prohibited Buildings list. This list is comprised of buil...	Mayor's Office of Special Enforcement (OSE)	New York City	[ "city" ]	[ { "field": "recent_change", "versions": [ { "as_of": "2026-08-18T00:00:00", "source": "https://www.nyc.gov/site/specialenforcement/registration-law/registration.page", "source_quote": "On January 9, 2022, New York City adopted Local Law 18, also known as the Short-Term Rental R...	new-york-city	The law requires short-term rental hosts to register with the Mayor's Office of Special Enforcement (OSE), and prohibits booking service platforms (such as Airbnb, VRBO, Booking.com, and others) from processing transactions for unregistered short-term rentals.	https://www.nyc.gov/site/specialenforcement/registration-law/registration.page	On January 9, 2022, New York City adopted Local Law 18, also known as the Short-Term Rental Registration Law. The law requires short-term rental hosts to register with the Mayor's Office of Special Enforcement (OSE), and prohibits booking service platforms (such as Airbnb, VRBO, Booking.com, and others) from processing...	https://referencesource.org/str-registration-rules-major-cities/new-york-city/	[ "authority", "recent_change", "registration_required" ]	null	On January 9, 2022, New York City adopted Local Law 18, also known as the Short-Term Rental Registration Law.
[ { "as_of": "2026-08-18T00:00:00", "field": "fee_and_term", "source": "https://www.seattle.gov/business-regulations/short-term-rentals", "source_quote": "The fee for an STR operator regulatory license is $75 per unit and it must be renewed annually.", "value": "The fee for an STR operator regulat...	Seattle Municipal Code	Seattle	[ "city" ]	[]	seattle	Operating an STR without a regulatory license could subject you to fines and other penalties.	https://www.seattle.gov/business-regulations/short-term-rentals	Operating an STR without a regulatory license could subject you to fines and other penalties. Avoid fines and penalties by completing the licensing process.	https://referencesource.org/str-registration-rules-major-cities/seattle/	[ "authority", "registration_required" ]	null	null

Short-term rental registration rules, city by city, from each city's own page

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Last verified: 2026-08-18
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For each major US city, from the city government's own page: whether short-term rentals must register or be licensed, the fee, the licence term, primary-residence and unit-count limits, and dated rule changes. This is the portfolio's first city-level asset — every other jurisdictional asset is state-level — and the rules are churning: Austin rewrote its rules three times in twelve months (Feb 2025 zoning change, Oct 2025 two-year licences and tenant operation, and from July 1, 2026 the city 'will begin requesting removal of unlicensed properties from STR platforms'); Chicago registers 'shared housing units' with $2,500–$10,000 fines per violation; NYC's Local Law 18 registration regime has a Prohibited Buildings List. The incumbents assembling this are property-management software vendors (Lodgify, Hospitable, Truvi) whose city guides are content marketing with no quotes, no dates and uneven freshness — keeping fifty city pages current by hand was the prohibitive part, and it is exactly what the pipeline does. Answers 'do I need a licence to Airbnb my place in [city]', 'what is the fine for an unregistered short-term rental in [city]', and 'what changed in [city]'s STR rules this year'. Cities whose page we cannot reach get no record.

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