Short-Term Rentals in Rockingham County, VA (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Rockingham County, Virginia.
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Taxes & Fees
Renting a house or room in unincorporated Rockingham County for fewer than 30 days triggers a 5 percent transient occupancy tax on the rental charge, collected by the host and remitted to the Commissioner of the Revenue every calendar quarter.
Rockingham County Transient Occupancy Tax
Some RestrictionsRockingham County Code §§ 7-24, 7-28
In addition to all other taxes of every kind, now or hereafter imposed by law, there is hereby imposed and levied on each and every transient a tax equivalent to five (5) percent of the total amount paid for room or space rental to any hotel or travel campground as well as any residence or portion of a residence rented for a period of fewer than thirty (30) days. ... If any person shall fail to...
Short-Term Rental Parking Rules
Rockingham County's bed and breakfast inns, the county's regulated short-term lodging use, must provide two parking spaces for the resident single-family unit plus one more space for every guest room, a fixed formula from the zoning parking table.
Rockingham County Bed and Breakfast Parking
Some RestrictionsRockingham County Code § 17-702.05
Table 17-702.05. Parking Requirements by Use. ... Residential Uses Bed and breakfast inn Two (2) spaces per single family unit plus one (1) space per guest room.
Host Presence Rule
Rockingham County requires a bed and breakfast inn's owner or manager to live on site and provide full-time management whenever guests are staying, under Zoning Ordinance Sec. 17-607. The use is capped at five guest bedrooms for transient overnight stays, and the operator may serve breakfast only to those overnight guests, not the general public.
Rockingham County Bed & Breakfast Host Rule
Some RestrictionsRockingham County Code § 17-607, 'Bed and breakfast inn'
(a)The owner or manager shall live on site and shall provide full-time management of the premises at all times when the establishment is occupied by guests.(b)A bed and breakfast inn shall have no more than five (5) guest bedrooms for transient overnight occupancy.(c)The establishment shall provide breakfast for overnight guests only.
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