Auburn, AL Short-Term Rentals: Extended Home Share (2026)

Auburn's Zoning Ordinance defines a homestay in Section 203 as a home occupation in which an owner who uses a dwelling as a permanent residence hires out that dwelling, or part of it, as lodging. 6, which covers a whole unit rented out when nobody lives there. 04(a) restricts where a homestay can even be established: only in the Comprehensive Development District, the Corridor Redevelopment Districts (Urban, Suburban, and the East and West districts east of North Donahue Drive), the Medium Density Residential District, the Neighborhood and Redevelopment Districts, the Rural District, the Urban Core/College Edge Overlay District, and the Urban Neighborhood-West, -East, and -South districts.

Outside those districts, a property owner cannot legally operate a homestay at all, regardless of how many days a year it runs. C, and is approved or denied within three business days. Only one home occupation, homestay included, is allowed per dwelling unit, and a fraternity, sorority, or boarding house counts as a single dwelling unit for that limit. f, and only the registered, contracted guests may be on the property.