Lexington, KY Short-Term Rentals: Host Platform Liability (2026)

Code of Ordinances § 13-80 provides that 'short-term rentals registered in accordance with section 13-77 may be advertised for stays of less than thirty (30) days on a hosting platform,' tying platform advertising directly to the underlying license. All advertisements, 'including, without limitation, those on hosting platforms,' must include the rental's local registration number issued at licensing, language specifying the maximum occupant count allowed under the article, and language specifying that guests are prohibited from allowing more people onto the premises than that maximum. § 13-81 makes clear that 'any person that violates any provision of this article' is subject to the civil penalty schedule, and an advertisement missing the registration number or occupancy language is a violation of § 13-80 chargeable to the licensee who placed or authorized it.