Short-Term Rentals in Henrico County, VA (2026)

Henrico County Code Sec. 24-4431(A)

A conditional use permit is required for short-term rental, hosted stays that are: (1) Located in a guesthouse; (2) Located on a lot that does not abut a public street for at least 80 feet; (3) Occupied by more than six short-term renters at any time; or (4) Rented more than a total of 60 days in any calendar year; and for short-term rental, unhosted stays.

Henrico County Code Sec. 24-4431(K)

The property owner must conspicuously post the following information in any property offered for short-term rental: 1. The property address; ... 5. The Henrico County noise ordinance.

Henrico STR Guidelines; County Code Ch. 20 Art. transient occupancy tax

The tax is 8% of the charges made to guests for lodging (including, but not limited to, room rentals, no-show fees, standard cleaning fees, pet fees, internet charges, late check-out fees, and extra person fees). The tax basis does not include taxes collected from guests.

Henrico County Code Sec. 24-4431(C)

Parking spaces. One off-street parking space must be provided for each guestroom in addition to parking spaces required for the principal dwelling.

Henrico County Code Sec. 24-4431(E)

Limit on number of occupants. The occupancy of any property during a short-term rental may not exceed a number equal to twice the number of bedrooms in the dwelling.

Henrico County Code Sec. 24-4431(J)

Provision of smoke detectors, etc. The property owner of any property offered for short-term rental must provide and maintain in good working order every smoke detector, carbon monoxide detector, and fire extinguisher required to be in the short-term rental by law. No property owner may obstruct any emergency egress required by law.

Henrico County Code Sec. 24-4431(A)(4)

A conditional use permit is required for short-term rental, hosted stays that are: ... (4) Rented more than a total of 60 days in any calendar year.

Henrico County Code Sec. 24-4431(D)

For short-term rental, unhosted stays, prior to offering the property as a short-term rental, the property owner must provide ... the name and contact information of an adult who will be available at all times when the property is occupied. The designated adult must respond in person at the property within 30 minutes whenever necessary to resolve issues and complaints.

Henrico County Code Sec. 24-4431(B)

Principal residence required. Only a dwelling that is occupied by the resident for at least 185 days per year may be offered for short-term rental. Prior to offering any property as a short-term rental, the resident must certify, on a form provided by the Planning Director, that the resident occupies the property for at least 185 days per year.

Henrico County Code Sec. 20-282(b)

(b) Penalty for violations of other applicable laws and regulations. Any operator required to register will be prohibited from offering a specific property for short-term rental upon three or more violations on more than three occasions of applicable state and local laws, ordinances, and regulations, as they relate to the short-term rental.

Henrico County Code Sec. 20-275(b)

For any retail sale of accommodations facilitated by an accommodations intermediary, the accommodations intermediary will be deemed under this article as a facility making a retail sale of an accommodation. The accommodations intermediary must collect the tax imposed pursuant to this article, computed on the room charge. The accommodations intermediary must separately state the amount of the ta...