Richland County does not require the host to be physically present during a stay, but Sec. 16-82 requires a responsible local representative who can take phone calls at all times and is authorized to accept service of process for the owner.
The county ordinance substitutes a reachable local contact for physical host presence. Under Sec. 16-82, the property owner or responsible local representative must be willing to take phone calls at all times to address issues, and the responsible local representative must be authorized to accept service of process on behalf of the owner. This means an absentee owner can operate a qualifying STR as long as a designated local agent is on call around the clock. Separately, owner-occupied STRs under the Land Development Code require the owner to live on the property at least 183 days per year, which is a residency test, not a nightly-presence rule.
Failing to maintain a reachable, service-of-process-authorized local representative violates Sec. 16-82 and undermines registration compliance.
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