Clark County code sets no specific insurance requirement for short-term rentals or bed-and-breakfasts. There is no county-mandated liability-coverage minimum; hosts should carry commercial or short-term-rental liability coverage voluntarily and meet any platform or lender requirements.
Neither the county STR practice (which does not regulate short-term rentals) nor the bed-and-breakfast standards in CCC 40.260.050 impose a minimum liability-insurance amount or a proof-of-insurance filing. Insurance is therefore governed by the host's own policy, mortgage lender, and booking platform rather than county ordinance. Standard homeowner policies often exclude commercial short-term rental activity, so hosts commonly add a short-term-rental endorsement or a separate landlord/commercial liability policy; platforms such as Airbnb provide their own host liability programs. For a bed-and-breakfast, a commercial-lodging liability policy is prudent given paying overnight guests, even though the county code does not require it.
There is no county insurance-related violation; the practical exposure is uncovered liability and possible denial of a homeowner claim if commercial use was not disclosed to the insurer.
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