Short-Term Rentals in St. Louis, MO (2026)

St. Louis Revised Code § 25.57.050

Applicants for a short-term rental permit for a short-term rental, occupied shall submit, on an annual basis, an application for a short-term rental permit to the Building Division. ... The application for a short-term, occupied short-term rental permit shall be accompanied by a non-refundable application fee in the amount of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00.)

St. Louis Revised Code § 25.57.050.C.a

Written rules to be posted in the short-term rental unit, which must include: Acknowledgement that it shall be unlawful to allow or make any noise or sound that exceeds the limits set forth in the City's existing ordinances, including but not limited to Ordinance 67002 as may be amended, that regulate noise.

St. Louis Revised Code §§ 25.57.050(A), 25.57.120

The application for a short-term, occupied short-term rental permit shall be accompanied by a non-refundable application fee in the amount of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00.) ... Short-term rentals are subject to applicable State and local taxes and are responsible for payment thereof as established by State law and city ordinances, including all taxes set forth in Section 25.57.040 herein.

St. Louis Revised Code §§ 25.57.050(A)(d), 25.57.070(I)(d)

§25.57.050.A: application shall require..."d. The number and location of off street or on site parking spaces allotted to the premises;" §25.57.070.I: a posted permit copy must include "...d. The maximum number of vehicles that may be parked at the unit."

St. Louis Revised Code § 25.57.070.B

Short-term rentals shall be made available only for the occupancy load to be determined by the Building Commissioner in accordance with the City's residential code, and that shall be the limit of persons that may occupy the dwelling unit being rented.

St. Louis Revised Code § 25.57.080

Every short-term rental shall have a short-term rental agent designated on the application for a short-term rental permit. ... A short-term rental owner may also serve as the short-term rental agent. The duties of the short-term rental agent are to: A. Be available to address any problems at all times arising from the use of the short-term rental unit during the entire period of the rental; B. ...

St. Louis Revised Code § 25.57.050.B

An application for a short-term rental, occupied shall be accompanied by a form requiring the applicant to affirm that the property to be used as a short-term rental, occupied is occupied by an owner who occupies the property as their primary residence. An individual may have only one (1) primary residence in the City of St. Louis.

St. Louis Revised Code § 25.57.110.B

When there are three (3) violation notices sent regarding law violations and nuisance instances at the same property within a period of twenty-four (24) consecutive months, the City shall revoke any existing permits and reject all applications for short-term rental permits for that particular property for a period of up to twelve (12) consecutive months.

St. Louis Revised Code § 25.57.130

A permit will be required for a short-term rental platform to operate utilizing properties in the jurisdiction of the City of St. Louis... Short-term rental platforms shall have the duty to remove properties with no such permit, and properties which have experienced a loss or revocation of such permit, from the platform. Platforms shall remove properties that are no longer permitted within seve...