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STR permit / licence

STR permit / licence — Short-Term Rental permit
  • An STR permit is a municipal registration or licence required to rent short-term legally — rules range from a simple registration number to hard caps and outright zone bans.
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The spectrum

Scotland requires a licence for every short let. Many US resort towns cap permit numbers per zone. Some cities (parts of Charleston, for instance) prohibit non-owner-occupied STRs in most districts entirely. The same country can differ street by street.

Practical rule

Check the municipality BEFORE listing: the register, the cap, the tax registration. Platforms increasingly require the permit number in the listing itself.

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