Short-Term Rentals in St. Tammany Parish, LA (2026)
6 rules for unincorporated St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.
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Short-Term Rental Permits
No one may operate a short-term rental in unincorporated St. Tammany Parish without a permit from the department of planning and development. The permit is separate from a business occupational license and requires a detailed application covering ownership, insurance, parking and background checks.
St. Tammany Parish Short-Term Rental Permit
Significant RestrictionsSt. Tammany Parish Code of Ordinances § 22-591(a)
All short term rentals shall be operated in accordance with the minimum standards set forth in section [400-80].II. Where requirements in this section conflict or appear to conflict with chapter 400, the more restrictive shall apply. No one shall operate a short term rental without first filing an application, initial or renewal, provided by St. Tammany Parish Government, and obtaining a short ...
Taxes & Fees
St. Tammany Parish levies a $750 annual permit fee on every short-term rental operating in the unincorporated parish. The fee is due with the permit application by February 1 each year, and unpaid balances draw monthly interest plus a late penalty.
St. Tammany Short-Term Rental Permit Fee
Some RestrictionsSt. Tammany Parish Code of Ordinances § 22-588
There is hereby levied and imposed within the unincorporated areas of the parish an annual permit fee in the amount of $750.00 for each short term rental operating in the unincorporated areas of the parish, for the purposes of monitoring and enforcing the provisions of this code related to short term rentals. The annual permit fee for each short term rental shall be included with the short term...
Short-Term Rental Parking Rules
St. Tammany Parish requires short-term rental applicants to submit a scaled site and floor plan showing at least one off-street parking space for every bedroom being rented, as part of the permit application reviewed by the department of planning and development.
St. Tammany STR One Space Per Bedroom Rule
Some RestrictionsSt. Tammany Parish Code of Ordinances § 22-591(7)
A site and floor plan that depicts a scaled diagram of the short term rental and that includes, at minimum, the number of bedrooms, beds, and bathrooms in each short term rental, and at least one required off street parking space per rented bedroom.
Insurance Requirements
St. Tammany Parish will not approve a short-term rental permit unless the operator proves at least $500,000 in general liability coverage that specifically extends to short-term or temporary rentals, verified with a current insurance certificate.
St. Tammany STR $500,000 Liability Insurance
Some RestrictionsSt. Tammany Parish Code of Ordinances § 22-591(6)
Proof that the proposed operator has current, valid, general liability coverage, that includes coverage for short term or temporary rentals, of $500,000.00 or more, verified with a current insurance certificate, for the subject short term rental.
Host Presence Rule
St. Tammany Parish does not require the host to live on site, but every short-term rental must have a designated local responsible party available around the clock while guests are present and able to reach the property within 60 minutes of a call.
St. Tammany STR Local Responsible Party Rule
Some RestrictionsSt. Tammany Parish Code of Ordinances § 22-591(11)
Sworn affidavit executed by the proposed operator, specifying a designated local responsible party, and certifying that he or she is available 24 hours a day when the short term rental is rented and guests are occupying the short term rental to accept telephone calls and respond physically to the short term rental within 60 minutes, and that the contact information for the designated local resp...
Repeat Violator Strikes
St. Tammany Parish automatically revokes a short-term rental permit that racks up three suspensions in a single permitting term. A revocation then blocks any new permit for that rental for a full year and one day.
St. Tammany STR Three-Suspension Revocation Rule
Heavy RestrictionsSt. Tammany Parish Code of Ordinances § 22-594(d)
When a short term rental permit is revoked for any legal cause by any lawful authority: no new short term rental permit shall be issued for the same short term rental for a minimum period of one year and one day, beginning from the first day of the revocation. Revocations shall last for one year from the date the short term rental is revoked. Revocations shall be reserved for major violations o...
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