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Is Airbnb legal in Las Vegas, Nevada?

City license requires living on the property during every guest stay. Inside the City of Las Vegas, a short-term rental license goes only to an owner who occupies the home as a primary residence and keeps living there throughout every rental period, with absences limited to work and ordinary errands. The classic absentee-investor Airbnb model is ruled out by design, with a 3-bedroom cap, spacing rules, and banned master-planned areas like Summerlin. Investors should look at unincorporated Clark County, which licenses non-owner STRs under a separate ordinance.

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City license requires living on the property during every guest stay

Inside the City of Las Vegas, a short-term rental license goes only to an owner who occupies the home as a primary residence and keeps living there throughout every rental period, with absences limited to work and ordinary errands. The classic absentee-investor Airbnb model is ruled out by design, with a 3-bedroom cap, spacing rules, and banned master-planned areas like Summerlin. Investors should look at unincorporated Clark County, which licenses non-owner STRs under a separate ordinance.

Permit and costs

Permit
Short-Term Residential Rental License
Issued by
City of Las Vegas (LVMC Chapter 6.75)
Cost
$500 / year (owner-occupied only; investor model not eligible)
Renewal
Annual

Key limits

Owner occupancy
Required: owner must live there during every guest stay
Bedrooms
Maximum 3, including the owner's
Spacing
660 ft from other STRs, 2,500 ft from resort hotels
Banned areas
Summerlin, Sun City Summerlin, Skye Canyon, Symphony Park

Taxes

Room tax
13% to 13.38% depending on location

Registration checklist

  1. 1
    Check the address
    Confirm whether the parcel is inside the City of Las Vegas or unincorporated Clark County, since the rules differ.
  2. 2
    Consider the county route
    Unincorporated Clark County licenses non-owner STRs under Chapter 7.100 with its own fee schedule.
  3. 3
    Verify HOA rules
    Nevada law lets HOA documents block STRs even where the city or county allows them.

What could change this verdict

Your HOA
In a common-interest community, the HOA's own documents must expressly allow STRs.
County litigation
Clark County's enforcement is under appeal after a December 2025 injunction, so county rules are still shifting.

Sources

Nevada Real Estate Group 2026 Las Vegas STR guide · BNBCalc Clark County STR regulations 2026

Rules researched October 2026. They change, so verify with the city before you buy.

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