Franklin, TN Short-Term Rentals: Extended Home Share (2026)
Key Facts
- STVR cutoff
- 21 consecutive days max
- Under 24 hours
- payment prohibited
- Beyond 21 days
- exempt from STVR rules
- Max sleeping rooms
- 4 per dwelling
Summary
Franklin's short-term vacation rental rules only cover stays of 21 consecutive days or less: leases longer than 21 continuous days fall outside the STVR chapter entirely and are treated as ordinary residential tenancies.
"short term vacation rental (STVR)" means a residential dwelling unit...used and/or advertised for rent for transient occupancy by guests. Residential dwelling units rented to the same occupant for more than 21 continuous days...shall not be considered short term vacation rentals. (Sec. 13-201) The maximum stay for any guest shall be 21 consecutive days. (Sec. 13-212)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 30 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 13 defines a short term vacation rental (STVR) as a dwelling with no more than four sleeping rooms rented for transient occupancy; a unit rented to the same occupant for more than 21 continuous days is not an STVR at all. Sec. 13-212 reinforces the same line from the other direction: an STVR owner cannot take payment for occupancy under 24 hours, and the longest any STVR guest may stay is 21 consecutive days. Push a booking past 21 days and it exits STVR regulation and becomes an unregulated extended-stay lease.
Violations & Fines
Advertising or structuring a stay to exceed the 21-day cap, or taking payment for a stay under 24 hours, violates Sec. 13-212 and can trigger BNS revocation under Sec. 13-216.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I rent my Franklin home for 30 days and skip STVR rules?
Can an STVR guest extend past 21 days?
Sources & Official References
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