Clark County, NV Short-Term Rentals: Host Platform Liability (2026)
Key Facts
- License required
- Business license before operating as facilitator
- Annual fee
- $1,000 to $75,000 by listing volume
- Deactivation deadline
- 5 business days after county notice
- First violation fine
- $500 per day
- Subsequent violation fine
- $1,000 per day
Summary
Clark County requires hosting platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo to obtain an accommodations facilitator license, verify each listing carries a valid short-term rental license, and remove unlicensed listings within five business days or face daily fines.
No person may accept or facilitate the payment of consideration in exchange for the use or listing of a short-term rental if the residential unit or room within the residential unit has not been issued a short-term rental license pursuant to Chapter 7.100 of this code.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 147).
Full Breakdown
Under Chapter 7.110 of the Clark County Code, any company that facilitates short-term rental bookings, Airbnb, Vrbo, and similar hosting platforms, must hold an accommodations facilitator license before operating in unincorporated Clark County, including the Strip resort corridor in Paradise and Winchester. Licensees must verify a valid short-term rental license before listing a unit, publish the license number and occupancy limit in every listing, deactivate noncompliant listings within five business days of a county request, collect and remit transient lodging tax monthly, and report booking data to the county. Section 7.110.090 flatly bars accepting payment for any unlisted short-term rental listing.
Violations & Fines
Operating as an unlicensed accommodations facilitator or violating any duty draws a $500 fine for a first offense and $1,000 per day for each later violation, plus possible license suspension or revocation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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