No Forsyth County or Winston-Salem ordinance requires short-term-rental operators to carry a specific insurance policy or minimum liability coverage. Insurance is governed by your policy and platform terms, not by a local mandate. A permitted Bed and Breakfast may face insurance conditions through its Special Use Permit.
Because there is no dedicated STR ordinance, the UDO imposes no proof-of-insurance or minimum-liability requirement on whole-house rentals. Any coverage obligation comes from the host's homeowner or landlord policy, a commercial short-term-rental rider, or the booking platform's host-protection program, not from county code. Hosts are strongly encouraged, but not legally required by the county, to obtain STR-specific liability coverage. A Bed and Breakfast operating under a Zoning Board of Adjustment Special Use Permit could have insurance-related conditions attached by that approval.
Not applicable at the county level; there is no insurance mandate to violate. Lack of coverage is a private risk, not a code violation.
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