Charlotte places STR liability principally on the property owner under premises liability and nuisance doctrines, while online platforms enjoy limited federal protection under Section 230 except for tax collection and pass-through duties.
Under North Carolina premises liability law, the host bears primary responsibility for guest injuries, code violations, and nuisance impacts. Charlotte does not impose direct platform fines for guest misconduct because Section 230 of the federal Communications Decency Act preempts most user-content liability. Platforms must, however, collect and remit Mecklenburg County's 8% room occupancy tax under voluntary collection agreements and respond to subpoenas. The city's enforcement model targets the property and the host, including civil penalties for repeated noise or zoning violations. Hosts should carry STR-specific liability coverage to protect against guest-injury claims that homeowners policies typically exclude.
Hosts can face civil penalties, nuisance abatement, and personal-injury suits; platforms generally face only tax-remittance and subpoena duties under existing federal preemption.
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