Short-term rental rules, city by city

103 city guides. Each one gives you the straight verdict for investors, the permit and its cost, the caps that matter, and the taxes, all researched in October 2026.

Alabama

Gulf ShoresLegal with permit Orange BeachLegal with permit

Arizona

FlagstaffLegal with permit PhoenixLegal with permit ScottsdaleLegal with permit SedonaLegal with permit TucsonLegal with permit

California

AnaheimNot allowed Big Bear LakeLegal with permit FresnoLegal with permit Long BeachLegal with permit Los AngelesLegal with permit OaklandNot allowed Palm DesertNot allowed Palm SpringsLegal with permit SacramentoLegal with permit San DiegoLegal with permit San FranciscoNot allowed San JoseNot allowed Santa MonicaNot allowed South Lake TahoeLegal with permit

Colorado

AspenLegal with permit BoulderNot allowed BreckenridgeLegal with permit Colorado SpringsLegal with permit DenverLegal with permit VailLegal with permit

District of Columbia

WashingtonNot allowed

Florida

ClearwaterNot allowed DestinLegal with permit Fort LauderdaleLegal with permit JacksonvilleLegal Key WestNot allowed KissimmeeLegal with permit MiamiLegal with permit OrlandoNot allowed Panama City BeachLegal with permit St. PetersburgNot allowed TampaLegal with permit

Georgia

AtlantaNot allowed SavannahLegal with permit Tybee IslandNot allowed

Hawaii

HonoluluLegal with permit Kauai (Lihue)Not allowed Maui (Kahului)Not allowed

Idaho

BoiseLegal

Illinois

ChicagoLegal with permit

Indiana

IndianapolisLegal with permit

Kentucky

LouisvilleLegal with permit

Louisiana

New OrleansNot allowed

Massachusetts

BostonNot allowed

Maryland

BaltimoreLegal with permit Ocean CityLegal with permit

Maine

Bar HarborLegal with permit PortlandLegal with permit

Michigan

DetroitLegal Traverse CityLegal with permit

Minnesota

MinneapolisLegal with permit

Missouri

BransonLegal with permit Kansas CityLegal with permit St. LouisLegal

Mississippi

BiloxiLegal with permit

North Carolina

AshevilleNot allowed CharlotteLegal RaleighLegal with permit

New Jersey

Atlantic CityLegal with permit Jersey CityNot allowed

New Mexico

AlbuquerqueLegal with permit Santa FeLegal with permit

Nevada

Las VegasNot allowed

New York

BuffaloLegal with permit New YorkNot allowed

Ohio

CincinnatiLegal with permit ClevelandLegal with permit ColumbusLegal with permit

Oklahoma

Oklahoma CityNot allowed

Oregon

BendLegal with permit PortlandNot allowed

Pennsylvania

PhiladelphiaLegal with permit PittsburghLegal with permit

Rhode Island

NewportNot allowed ProvidenceLegal with permit

South Carolina

CharlestonNot allowed Hilton Head IslandLegal with permit Myrtle BeachLegal with permit

Tennessee

ChattanoogaLegal with permit MemphisLegal with permit NashvilleNot allowed

Texas

AustinLegal with permit DallasLegal with permit Fort WorthNot allowed GalvestonLegal with permit HoustonLegal with permit San AntonioLegal with permit

Utah

MoabNot allowed Park CityLegal with permit Salt Lake CityNot allowed

Virginia

RichmondNot allowed Virginia BeachLegal with permit

Vermont

BurlingtonNot allowed

Washington

SeattleNot allowed

Wisconsin

MilwaukeeLegal with permit Wisconsin DellsLegal with permit
Verify before you buy. Rules change often and vary by zoning, HOA, and building type. These guides are a research starting point, not legal advice.