St. Louis, MO Short-Term Rentals: Host Platform Liability (2026)
Key Facts
- Platform permit fee
- $500 nonrefundable
- Listing removal window
- 7 days after City notice
- Booking block
- No registry number, no booking
- Enforcing agency
- Building Division, City of St. Louis
- Effective
- Ord. No. 71729, 11-6-2023
Summary
Short-term rental platforms operating in St. Louis must hold a City permit, remove unpermitted or revoked listings within 7 days, and block bookings that lack a valid registry number.
A permit will be required for a short-term rental platform to operate utilizing properties in the jurisdiction of the City of St. Louis... Short-term rental platforms shall have the duty to remove properties with no such permit, and properties which have experienced a loss or revocation of such permit, from the platform. Platforms shall remove properties that are no longer permitted within seven (7) days of the notice provided to the platform by the City. Failure to so remove such property from the platform shall result in a violation of this section.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 11).
Full Breakdown
Under St. Louis Revised Code § 25.57.130, any short-term rental platform operating in the City must obtain a platform permit from the Building Division for a $500 nonrefundable application fee. Platforms must limit their City listings to properties holding a valid short-term rental permit and remove any delisted or permit-revoked property within seven days of the City's notice. Platforms must also block booking transactions on any unit not listed in the City's short-term rental registry at the time the platform collects its booking fee, prompt hosts to include their permit number, and provide a phone line and complaint-portal link for neighbors.
Violations & Fines
Failing to remove an unpermitted or revoked listing within 7 days of City notice, or completing a booking on an unregistered property, violates § 25.57.130 and can lead to revocation of the platform's own permit.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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