Short-Term Rentals in Lafayette Parish, LA (2026)
5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.
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Short-Term Rental Permits
Operating a short-term rental in the City of Lafayette without a valid license issued by Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government is unlawful; the rule applies only inside city limits, not the unincorporated parish or other parish municipalities.
Lafayette Short-Term Rental License Required
Significant RestrictionsLafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government Code § 73-15
It shall be unlawful to operate a short-term rental within the City of Lafayette without a valid and current Short-Term Rental license issued by the Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government. No license issued under this chapter shall operate as a valid license for the operation of a short-term rental for any person(s)/entity(ies) other than those listed on the license and for any location ...
Noise Rules
Short-term rental operators in the City of Lafayette can't let their rental generate noise, vibration, glare or odors that unreasonably interfere with a neighbor's property use, and must also follow the parish's separate Noise Control and Nuisance chapters.
Lafayette STR Noise & Nuisance Rules
Some RestrictionsLafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government Code § 73-8
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the operation of a short-term rental shall not generate noise, vibration, glare, odors or other effects that unreasonably interfere or adversely affect another's use and enjoyment of property.
Taxes & Fees
The City of Lafayette requires a $100 non-refundable short-term rental license, renewed annually for $100, while Lafayette Parish's hotel occupancy tax of up to 4% applies parish-wide to short-term stays.
Lafayette City STR License Fee & Parish Hotel Tax
Some RestrictionsLafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government Code § 73-16(b)(1)
Payment of a $100.00 non-refundable, non-transferrable license fee. License fees remitted in connection with a new license issued for less than a calendar year shall be prorated;
Short-Term Rental Parking Rules
Short-term rental license applicants in the City of Lafayette must disclose the number and location of on-site legal parking spaces; the rule applies only within the city, not the unincorporated parish or other parish municipalities.
City of Lafayette STR Parking Rules
Some RestrictionsLafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government Code § 73-16(b)(9)
The number and location of parking spaces legally available on the property upon which the short-term rental is located to be used for its operation;
Repeat Violator Strikes
Lafayette bars a revoked short-term rental licensee from reapplying for that same property for one full year after the revocation decision becomes final, closing off quick relicensing after a strike.
Lafayette STR License: One-Year Revocation Bar
Significant RestrictionsLafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government Code § 73-18
The director shall not consider any subsequent application for a short-term rental license by the licensee(s) listed on a revoked license for the property identified thereon within a period of one year beginning on the date the director's decision to revoke the license becomes final. For the purposes of this prohibition, no license shall be issued to any person who is an interposed person for t...
Short-Term Rentals by City in Lafayette Parish
1 cities in Lafayette Parish have their own short-term rentals rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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